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Burnett shows off his Silver

Despatie prepares for final dive to silver

Jason Burnett pulled off a technically demanding routine to defeat one Chinese trampoliner to get...

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Uploaded on Aug 19, 2008

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Alexandre Despatie was stellar in his diving. He has a unique hurdle look -- to my eyes anyway. He...

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Uploaded on Aug 19, 2008

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Photo Finish 2008-08-19

Lopes-Schliep hurdles to Bronze

Photo finish shots are really odd things, and they make people look odd too! They had to go to the...

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Uploaded on Aug 19, 2008

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This woman didn't care she was in lane 8, she was used to it, didn't care that the American Jones...

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Uploaded on Aug 19, 2008

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Lamaze and Hickstead - What a Team!

Rowing Mens 8 Gold Celebration!

Eric Lamaze had an outstanding competition and helped put Canada into a medal hunt. Losing one rider...

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Uploaded on Aug 18, 2008

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Look at all those gold medals. I like how they paint the paddles, and who's that peeking around...

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2008

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Rowing Mens 8 -- Canucks Celebrate

Crossing the finish line... First! Whoo hoo!!

The cox sure is puny compared to the rowers, but he's probably normal sized compared to us ordinary...

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2008

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Worth it to get up at the ungodly hour of 5 am to see the Canadians handily dominate the field and...

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2008

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The Drought is Definitely Over!!!

How sweet it is...

Ryan Cochrane Bronze 1500m! The tension of this almost-15" race just about killed me! What an...

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2008

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...to see that nifty graphic showing the red and white, not just once but several times! A young...

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2008

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Huynh and Verbeek Gold and Bronze!

A Tiny Wrestler Wins Canada's First Gold

Medals 2-3, within space of a half-hour, the first only 15 minutes before Carol's Gold medal, came...

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2008

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Carol Huynh, from way up north in BC, at 48kg, with perseverance and swift moves, wins Canada's...

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2008

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Calder and his silver

Calder, Frandsen Row 2km to Silver

Look at that silver medal -- Canada's FIRST medal of these Olympics.

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2008

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Our first medal of this Olympics

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2008

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Verbeek 55 kg Wrestling

Hi There!

Last Olympics a silver, this one a bronze. Our third medal of this Olympics.

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Uploaded on Aug 16, 2008

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Nine-year-old female Amazon Parrot

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Uploaded on Aug 8, 2008

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The Torch Cauldron is Lit

The Torch Lighting

Opening Ceremony, 29th Olympiad, Beijing, China

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Uploaded on Aug 8, 2008

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Opening Ceremony, 29th Olympiad, Beijing, China

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Uploaded on Aug 8, 2008

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