In this Sunday, August 5, 2012 file photo South Africa's Oscar Pistorius starts in the men's semi-finals of the 400-meter in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London. Pistorius could be granted parole on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 after nearly 10 years in prison for killing his girlfriend. The double-amputee Olympic runner was convicted of a charge comparable to third-degree murder for shooting Reeva Steenkamp in his home in 2013. He has been in prison since late 2014. (Photo by Anja Niedringhaus/AP Photo)

Sean Tschigerl #19 of the Calgary Hitmen, Tyson Galloway #22 of the Calgary Hitmen and David Adaszynski #17 of the Calgary Hitmen jump into the stuffed toys after a goal in the first period on the Prince Albert Raiders during the annual Teddy Bear Toss at the Scotiabank Saddledome on December 03, 2023 in Calgary, Alberta. (Photo by Leah Hennel/Getty Images)

Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps compete in the pairs short program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing on December 7, 2023. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)

A model presents a creation by a Mexican designer during a catwalk show promoting diversity and inclusion to foster acceptance and removal of barriers that disabled people face in the country, in Mexico City, Mexico on October 26, 2022. (Photo by Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/Reuters)

A woman uses a plastic bad to protect her head amid snowfall in Beijing, China on December 14, 2023. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)

Five-year-old Julia cuddles a free teddy bear at a toy adoption station in a branch of Dobbies in Wallington, UK on December 4, 2023. Research shows almost half of parents (46%) in Britain plan to spend less on their children’s Christmas presents this year, and 47% believe their child would not mind receiving a preloved toy as a gift. (Photo by Michael Leckie/PA Wire Press Association)

A woman with a dove on her back pays tribute to Yemanja, goddess of the sea, during a traditional New Year's Eve celebration in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 29, 2023. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

People in traditional Chinese costumes attend a parade to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Dragon on January 28, 2024 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on February 10 this year. (Photo by Yang Bo/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)