Waxes containing “forever chemicals” have been banned from the Olympics, where skiers would typically use them to lubricate their skis to go downhill faster.
Tik Root, senior staff writer at Grist, speaks with Here & Now‘s Robin Young about why these waxes worked so well and how Winter Olympians are faring without them.
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