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The Canadian Olympic Committee confirmed in a statement Sunday that Duncan, his wife Maja and Canadian technical coach William Raine had been detained by police in South Korea and were now released. The statement came after an investigator with the Gangwon Provincial Police Department told The Canadian Press the two Canadians and an American woman were arrested for allegedly drunk driving and stealing a car.
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Raine is the son of Canadian skiing legend Nancy Greene.
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Police say the group stole a car while drunk and drove it to the athletessa国际传媒� village. Detective Heejun Lee told The Canadian Press that Duncan was not the driver of the vehicle.
He said the driver had a blood alcohol level of .162 sa国际传媒� the legal limit is .05 sa国际传媒� and the vehicle stolen was a Hummer.
One of the people in the vehicle was passed out when arrested, he said.
Drunk driving in South Korea can result in imprisonment up to three years or a fine of up to $11,750 Canadian.
Duncan, a 35-year-old from London, Ont., was fourth in the mensa国际传媒檚 ski cross small final on Wednesday, putting him eighth overall.
The incident is a black mark on what has been Canadasa国际传媒檚 best-ever performance at a Winter Olympics with 28 medals won, including Sebastien Toutant winning big air gold on Saturday.
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The COC abruptly cancelled a scheduled news conference Saturday morning with womensa国际传媒檚 ski cross racers Kelsey Serwa and Brittany Phelan, who had won gold and silver respectively the previous day.
The Canadian Press
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