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“Selfless” Olympian To Be Honoured

Joyce Grant — Mon, 12 May 2014 23:43:49 +0000

An athlete who stepped aside during the Sochi Winter Olympics to let a teammate shine, will be awarded a special medal "from the people of Canada."

During last winter’s Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Canadian speed skater Gilmore Junio did something incredible.

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Olympic Torch Arrives Back From Outer Space

Joyce Grant — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:39:28 +0000

The Olympic torch has been to outer space and back.

The torch has even been on a spacewalk.

It’s the first time that has ever happened.

The torch will be used to light the flame that will launch the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, hosted by Russia.

On Nov. 7, a spacecraft called the Soyuz TMA-11M left Russia carrying three crew members and the Olympic torch.

It was bound for the International Space Station (ISS), which is in orbit around the Earth.

Two Russian cosmonauts on the ISS received the torch. Later, they brought it outside and symbolically handed it off to each other in open space. The hand-off took about an hour.

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Wrestling Likely To Be Dropped As An Olympic Sport

Joyce Grant — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:11:55 +0000

The International Olympic Committee is planning to drop wrestling as an Olympic sport as of the 2020 Summer Games.

Some countries will feel the loss more deeply than others.

Many Iranians view wrestling as their national sport.

The governments of Iran and the United States don’t normally agree on much. In fact, they are currently in a major disagreement about weapons.

But they are standing together on the issue of wrestling. They both want it put back in the Olympics, and they are willing to work together to make it happen.

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Canada Shining At Winter Sports – Including “Slopestyle”

Ahren Sternberg — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:00:59 +0000

Downhill skier Erik Guay, from Mont Tremblant, Quebec, raced recently in Kitzbuehel, Austria.

The 3.3-kilometre course at Kitzbuehel is often referred to as "the Super Bowl of the ski season."

Guay finished second, skiing just 0.13 seconds slower than the person who came in first. Because he came in second, Guay earned a spot on the "podium." In skiing, "podiums" is an official statistic. It refers to coming in first, second or third.

Coming in second at Kitzbuehel earned Guay his 19th podium of his career. If he gets one more, he will be tied for the most podiums ever by a Canadian downhill skiier.

Guay is now preparing for the World Championships which take place on Feb. 10 in Austria.

Canada’s winter sports success continued in Aspen, Colorado at the Winter X Games.

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