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Bobsledder Cynthia Appiah explains the monobob — a new Olympic event debuting in Beijing

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    Cynthia Appiah of Canada speeds down the track during her first heat at the women's Bobsled World Cup race in Igls, near Innsbruck, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (Matthias Schrader/AP)
    Cynthia Appiah of Canada speeds down the track during her first heat at the women's Bobsled World Cup race in Igls, near Innsbruck, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (Matthias Schrader/AP)

    A Winter Olympics like no other is coming in February. And a few new sports will debut, including something called the monobob.

    Cynthia Appiah, a member of the Canadian bobsled team, joins us from Latvia to explain.

    This segment aired on December 30, 2021.

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