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CLEAN : Cool Runnings too? Tropical Indonesia makes ice hockey bid
Indonesia's plucky ice hockey team hopes to defy the odds when they skate into a major international tournament for the first time at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo next week
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French ice sports head on abuse claims against coach
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CLEAN : Beijing 2022: IOC says 'speculation' must be 'tough' for Russian teenage skater Valieva
The International Olympics Committee says there will be an asterisk against the results of women's single free skate on Thursday, when prodigy Russian skater Kamila Valieva is expected to participate (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Beijing Olympic and Paralympic champions awarded France's highest civilian honour
President Emmanuel Macron presents the Legion d'honneur, France's highest civilian honour, to several Olympic and Paralympic champions, including para-skier Arthur Bauchet and figure skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron...
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USA - Skater
Figure skating champion Tonya Harding is holding fast to her claim
of innocence - and her Olympic dream - following accusations
that she authorised the attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. The
skater's former husband, Jeff Gillooly,...
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Figure skater reflects on becoming Japan's first man to win Olympic title
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu on Saturday dedicated his historic win in the men's figure skating at the Winter Olympics to the people of his hometown Sendai, which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
The 19-year-old is the first...
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US gold medalist has visa revoked by Chinese official
Washington, DC, US - 6 August 2008
1. Walking shot of former US Olympic speed skater Joey Cheek
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joey Cheek, Founder of Team Darfur and former Olympic athlete:
"About 5:05, a little bit after the close of business...
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HUNGARY: SALT LAKE CITY USA CHOSEN TO HOST WINTER OLYMPICS 2002 (2)
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Salt Lake City was chosen Friday to host the Winter Olympics in 2002.
Thousands of celebrants whooped and hollered as the city's 29-year courtship of the Winter Games ended in joy after four failed bids.
Salt Lake City,Utah,...
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US athletes and environmentalist on opening ceremony
9 February, 2002
1. Wide of Salt Lake City and surrounding mountains
2. Wide of Olympic figure skating venue
3. Wide of US men's figure skating team news conference
4. Various of briefing
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Todd Eldridge, U.S....
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Sarah Jessica Parker visits China for first time
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Shanghai, 22 July 22 2011
1. Zoom out and pan from right to left of Sarah Jessica Parker entering the news conference room
2. Mid shot of Parker waving the media on the stage
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sarah Jessica...
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Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan''s dad dies; brother accused of assault
Woburn, Massachusetts
1. Various exteriors of courthouse
Woburn, Massachusetts
2. Accused Mark Kerrigan in court putting his head into his handcuffed hands
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Elizabeth Healey, Assistant District Attorney:
"He was...
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Reaction to Olympic ice skating medal controversey
February 16, 2002
1. Set up of press conference
2. Cutaway of media in audience
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Pelletier, Canadian pairs figure skater:
"So at 10.30 they said 'there's a press conference, come to my hotel room'. So I...
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Russians and SKorean team complaints
Salt Lake City - 21 Feb 2002
1. Wide shot of Russian Olympic Committee press briefing on Thursday evening
2. Mid shot of briefing
Salt Lake City - 15 Feb 2002
3. Mid shot of photographers at Russia House
4. Mid shot of Russian...
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Former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek had his visa revoked by Chinese authorities Wednesday, hours before he was set to travel to Beijing to promote his effort urging China to help make peace in the war-torn Darfur section of Sudan.
HEADLINE: Gold medalist barred from Olympics
CAPTION: Former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek had his visa revoked by Chinese authorities Wednesday, hours before he was set to travel to Beijing to promote his effort urging China to help...
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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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USA: NEW YORK: ROCKEFFELLER CENTRE CHRISTMAS TREE
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Crowds gathered in downtown New York on Wednesday to watch the annual lighting of the Christmas Tree at the famous Rockefeller Centre.
Celebrities were out in force to mark the festivity, which coincided with World Aids...
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US Pres Bush and Japanese PM Koizumi at official dinner
1. Exterior residence with honour guard
2. US President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, First Lady greeting Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
3. Guests Apolo A. Ohno, Olympic speed skater, and Maria John Nicholas Kelly
4. Figure...
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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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Russia's decade of Putin, prosperity and stability
Moscow, Russia - November 19, 2009
1. Mid of people inside standing for photo on red carpet, photographers
2. Close up of figure-skater, Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushchenko and his girlfriend Yana Rudkovskaya standing for photo, tilt...
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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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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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Minister refutes Olympic drugs scandal, plus still of athlete
1. Close-up photo showing speed skater Yulia Pavlovich
2. Page from Olympic brochure
3. Close-up photo showing coach Tatyana Pavlovich, who is also Yulia's mother
4. Close-up brochure for Belarus entrants in winter Olympics
5. Various...