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WRAP Russian at centre of Olympic scandal arrested
Venice
1. Various of news briefing by Guardia Di Finanza of the Italian Financial Police
2. Map used during briefing to show money laundering routes used by Russian gang
3. Close-up of hand-out photo by police of alleged Russian...
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A year before Sochi hosts Winter Olympics costs rise to more than $50 billion
Adler, Sochi area, Russia - 30 January 2013
1. Wide of Fisht Olympic Stadium under construction, where the opening, closing and award ceremonies for 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics will take place
2. Mid of workers on Fisht Olympic Stadium...
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Russian Olympic delegation reacts to medals controversy
1. Wide shot Russian hospitality suite
2. Various hospitality suite
3. Set-up Mikhail Kousnirovitch
4. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Mikhail Kousnirovitch, Bosco Sport President, Official Outfitter of the Russian Team:
"I think this has put the...
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Canadians get gold medal as well as Russians
1. Wide shot podium
2. Cutaway journalists
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jacques Rogge, International Olympic Committee:
"We received an official proposal from the international skating union to award a gold medal to Sale and Pelletier, the...
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Havaianas flip-flops celebrate their 50th anniversary
Brazil's well-heeled socialites swear by them. Legions of slum-dwellers from the country's hillside "favelas" don them almost every day. Minimum wage earners behind juice bar counters use them, as do newly minted millionaires and,...
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Presser by Olympic skating judge accused of bias
1. Exterior French Skating Federation
2. Wide news conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (French) Didier Gailhague, French Skating Federation President
"The interpretation of the facts has been a serious problem for us. It was very difficult to...
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Cities vying for 2018 Winter Games promote their bids
1. Wide of PyeongChang 2018 bid news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Jin-Sun, PeyongChang Governor and Bid Co-Chairman:
"The first thing that we learned is that the Winter Olympics, and all Olympics, must be athlete-centred. It...
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Frustration as fans queue for up to three hours to buy tickets
Visitors were more likely to spend time in a long queue than watching any sport on Monday as last minute tickets for Olympic events in Sochi appeared tricky to obtain.
Many spent hours waiting to buy tickets or collect their pre-booked...
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Olympic team, including disgraced skier, returns home
1. Wide shot exterior Moscow's international (Sheremeteyvo) airport
2. Wide shot of crowds chanting "Larisa, Larisa"
3. Larissa Lazutin (skier stripped of her Olympic gold medal) on balcony, pull back to cheering crowd
4. Mid shot...
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As London winds down, Sochi gets ready to stage 2014 Winter Games
Holding the Winter Olympics in Sochi once seemed as unlikely as a gold medal for Jamaica's bobsledders.
A city few outside the country had ever heard of, it was feared the Sochi project could be buried in the rubble of construction...
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Song contest winners return in triumph, soundbites
Music/video/performance rights must be cleared
AP Television
Moscow - 25 May 2008
1. Exterior of airport
2. Eurovision song contest winner Dima Bilan coming down stairs
3. Mid of fans
4. Pan of Bilan passing through airport terminal...
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Russians withdraw boycott threat, vow to stay on
22 Feb 2002
1. Mid shot of IOC president Jacques Rogge arriving at Russia House
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee:
"They are very important to the Olympic movement. The tradition and the...
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Filipino delegate reacts after country's first figure skater qualifies for medal round
As the only Filipino hope at the Sochi Winter Olympics, history making 17-year-old figure skater Michael Martinez made it through to the medal round of his event on Thursday.
The Filipino Olympic delegation said they are proud of...
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1959
Universal Newsreel 1959
02:26 49th Star For Old Glory
At the White House, President Eisenhower signs the proclamation which officially makes Alaska the 49th State in the Union - giving a new look to Old Glory. Flag-makers rush...
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Final preparations underway in Turin ahead of Winter Olympics
1. Wide shot Turin skyline
2. Police helicopter flying overhead
3. Close up Mole Adriana Tower
4. Pan from Madama Palace to Medals Plaza stage in Castello square (where athletes will receive prizes)
5. Various workers preparing stage ...
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US Sec State Condoleezza Rice meets ice skaters during visit
1. Young skaters at Moscow's Central Army Sports Club showing off their skills
2. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and officials meeting coach of ice skaters on balcony of ice rink
3. Pan from skaters to Rice watching from balcony,...
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Iceskating legends Torvill and Dean return to ice in Sarajevo 30 years after winning gold
Three decades after their legendary performance of Ravel's Bolero at the Sarajevo Olympics, British skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were back on ice, performing the same routine at the same rink.
Their gold medal win...
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Figure skating champion carries flame atop the 337 Ostankino TV tower
The Olympic flame went up the highest TV tower in Russia on Wednesday, as part of the relay preceding the Sochi Winter Games.
Moscow's Ostankino TV and radio tower, which stands at 540.1 metres (1,772 feet) is the tallest freestanding...
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KATIE HOLMES TELLS TAIPEI PRESS ABOUT HER HOBBIES
Katie Holmes shared her fitness regime in Taiwan, Friday (08 JUNE 2012), as she gave a press conference to highlight an ice skating show in Taipei.
The actress is a promotional ambassador for Artistry Ice Skating - a show that brings...
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Rachael Flatt and Mirai Nagasu earned trips to the Olympics with their 1-2 finish at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen finished a distant fourth.
HEADLINE: Flatt edges Nagasu; both head to Vancouver
CAPTION: Rachael Flatt and Mirai Nagasu earned trips to the Olympics with their 1-2 finish at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen finished a...
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Israel, Skating
New Jewish State Of Israel Is Born
First pictures of the battle for Haifa, which Jewish forces won after a two-day siege, highlight the dramatic turn of events in the Holy Land. With the relinquishing of the British mandate, the new...
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U.S. figure skater Evan Lysacek has returned to skating in time to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Lysacek won the gold at the games in 2010. (Oct. 28)
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U.S. figure skater Evan Lysacek has returned to skating in time to defend his title in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The American tore the labrum in his left hip in a fall on a quad in training...
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USA: NEW YORK: LIGHTING OF HUGE CHRISTMAS TREE
Natural Sound
The heart of downtown New York, the Rockefeller Center, became a little bit brighter on Wednesday night with the annual lighting of the plaza's huge Christmas tree.
The night sky was illuminated by 30,000 tiny...
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First homegrown Filipino figure skater to qualify for Olympics given a hero's welcome on his return
Over a hundred people flocked to the ice skating rink at the Mall of Asia in Manila to get a glimpse of the 17-year old Filipino figure skater, Michael Christian Martinez on Sunday.
Martinez, who just arrived from a 30-hour flight from...