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The Olympic Games epitomize the true nature of competition, athletes representing their regions in hopes of being crowned the best.

The Olympics have had two incarnations. First there were the Ancient Olympic Games, widely believed to be started in 776 BC by Zeus and Heracles, which ultimately were outlawed in 4th century AD by Emperor Theodosius I. The second generation games, also known as the Modern Olympic Movement, were restarted in their original birthplace, Athens, Greece, in 1896, with the help of French nobleman Pierre Frédy, Baron de Coubertin. By 1924, the Summer Olympics were joined by the Winter Olympics, with the inaugural games occurring in Chamonix, France.

The last Summer Olympics to take place was in 2008 in Beijing with the next games to be in London in 2012. The last Winter Olympics were in 2006 and held in Turin with the next games to be held in Vancouver in 2010.

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    Kwame Nkrumah Acheampong, a.k.a. Snow Leopard, has switched his training from his indoor location at Hemel Hempstead’s Snow Centre to Val Di Fiemme, in Trentino, Italy. This is the fourth season that the African skier has based himself in this perfect location that has already seen him qualify for the Vancouver ...
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  • Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 Vinyl Figures by Meomi


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  • Getting ready for the Winter Olympics, flashes from the past


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    Winter Olympics 2006, Torino, Italy — Here is one of the closing songs featuring Hayley Westenra & Andrea Bocelli, singing Time to Say Goodbye. The Italians know how to put on a show.Winter Olympics 2002, Salt Lake City, Utah — Dorothy Hamil the 1976 Olympic Games Gold Medalist chosen for the gold by all nine ...
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  • Bits and Pieces of Snowboarding News


    Highly Obsessed: The Snowboarding and Cycling Blog — Authority Authority: 112
    Still no shredding in my world, but plenty going on elsewhere. Here’s a few things making news right now. As the Olympics approach, Canucks are cleaning up at the parallel giant slalom. Jasey-Jay Anderson took home the gold medal, and fellow Canadian Michael Lambert finished second to him. Details here . Canucks ...
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  • Osborne-Paradis wins mens downhill in Italy


    Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority Authority: 865
    The Canadian ski team may be down but theyre definitely not out – Manuel Osborne-Paradis pulled off a big win Saturday in a classic World Cup downhill in Val Gardena, Italy.
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  • Torch relay fans Games excitement


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    Canadian Olympic heroine Barbara Ann Scott was so excited by the idea of carrying the Olympic torch in Ottawa this week that she practised by running around her Florida neighbourhood, carrying a heavy pair of garden shears over her head. A man in Ontario was so pumped by carrying the symbol of the Vancouver Games that ...
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  • Owning podium remains the goal


    Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority Authority: 865
    The Canadian ski team may be hurting but the determination to win at least three medals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics remains strong and healthy.
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  • Porter: Even 3-year-old sees power of Olympic big candle


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    There I was Friday morning, boots, scarf, down jacket, standing at thecorner of Danforth and Pape amid a crowd of postal workers and bundledchildren, grappling with my daughter Lylas question about the "bigcandle" coming toward us.
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  • 1960 Olympic Puck Found


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    50 years after Americas original Miracle on Ice, the last game used puck from Team USAs upset victory over the Soviets has been found.The puck will hopefully be on display in January at the Olympic Heritage display and then find a permanent home at the future Squaw Valley Olympic Musuem.More information can be found ...
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  • ” Looking ahead with confidence”- an opinion editorial by Gordon Campbell


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    ” What? What?”, you say? Yes, my friends, it is true. Fridays are traditionally the day the BC government slides out problematic press releases- AKA Bad News Friday- but today, I found something different. A Gordon Campbell opinion editorial that is just too darn inviting to leave there on the BC government ...
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  • Charity Showdown – Aerial Skier Emily Cook Takes on 60 athletes in a Race to Give on Behalf of Right To Play Jordan


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    In addition to setting her sights on her first Olympic Gold Medal in at the Vancouver Olympic Games, my dear friend Emily Cook (2006 Olympian in Aerial Skiing) is facing off against 60 athletes who are competing to raise money for their favorite charities. Click this hyperlink to DONATE.Emily is longtime athlete ...
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  • Colbert Nation Saves Olympic Speedskating...Applause, Please!


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  • The Weekend: Hallelujah! and other exclamations of joy


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  • Olympic Torch


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    Yesterday evening, I watched -- along with thousands of other people lining Yonge St. -- the Olympic torch bearer jog along surrounded by trucks, music, police on bicycles and as well as in squad cars, to the cheers and roars of the crowd. It was a fantastic experience, one I would not have missed for the world. There ...
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  • vancouver symphony refuses be backing track


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    Good for them! The Vancouver Symphon y has pulled out of plans to record music for the 2010 Winter Olympics for other musicians to “play sync” to outdoors. VSO conductor Bramwell Tovey was asked to conduct the recording session, but was told another conductor would perform his actions at the ceremonies. “My ...
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  • Scott Hamilton helps give $500K for hockey scholarships


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    Associated Press BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Scott Hamilton has helped donate $500,000 to support hockey at the college ice arena in Ohio where he learned how to skate.   Bowling Green State Univ
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  • Lamoureux twins to play hockey for USA women


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