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Charlotte Turner of Team Ireland competing in the Alpine Skiing Slalom event during day three of the 2022 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Belgian biathlete Maya Cloetens can’t help but think about the future of winter sports as she trains for next month’s Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy.

Evidence of climate change is all around her in the mountains above Grenoble, France, where the 24-year-old fell in love with the sport that combines cross-country skiing and shooting.