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Update on Belarus skater's tests scandal + Lithuanian protest
Salt Lake City - 19 Feb 2002
1. Belarus Olympic Committee General Secretary Anatoly Ivanov
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Anatoly Ivanov, General Secretary, Belarus Olympic Committee
"After the competition she was taken for doping, and as we...
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SYND 3 2 76 PREPARATIONS FOR THE START OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS IN INNSBRUCK
Final preparations for the start of the winter olympics in Innsbruck showing views various competition cources and stadiums
1. gv ski slope
2. Japanese officials with olympic flags
3. gv spectators in stands
4. ms soldiers on guard ...
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Sochi mayor talking about readiness of Sochi for Olympic Games
Moscow, Russia - 25 January 2013
1. Wide of Anatoly Pakhomov, the Mayor of Sochi, holding a news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Anatoly Pakhomov, Mayor of Sochi:
"At 8pm on February 7th at the Olympic park in the city of Sochi,...
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SYND 19 2 79 MEN AND WOMAN 500 METRE SPEED SKATING EVENT IN INZELL
At the men and women's 500 metre sprints at the Speed Skating event in the West German town of Inzell. American medical student Eric Heiden from Madison, Wisconsin, won all four events on Sunday to scoop up the sprinters' world speed...
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Arrivals for IOC meeting on skating controversy
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, February 18, 2002
1. Mid shot of International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta arriving for council meeting.
2. Mid shot of other council members arriving for meeting.
3. Close shot of council member...
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UPDATED Sex and the City leading actress visits China for the first time
music/video/performance rights must be cleared
AP Television News
Shanghai, 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...
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Miss Russia contenders ice skating and giving out Valentine's gifts
1. Wide shot a girl putting on skates
2. Close-up girl
3. Various contestants for the Miss Russia title coming out onto skating rink
4. Mid shot girl taking picture of her friends
5. Mid shot three contestants being photographed
6. More...
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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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Mainland China leg of Olympic torch relay starts in Hainan
Sanya City, Hainan Province, China
1. Wide exterior of stage and audience at torch lighting ceremony
2. Mid of torch guardians on stage, audience waving flags
3. Torch guardians lighting torch and holding it up
4. Mid of security...
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JAPAN: EEL FISHING COMPETITION
Japanese/Nat
Braced against the chilly winter weather, Japanese businessmen and women enjoyed an eel catching competition in the centre of Tokyo's financial district on Friday.
This unique event was held as a part of series of events...
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Mexico City opens its giant-ice skating rink in Zocalo square
1. Wide of Zocalo Square with ice rink and Christmas lights
2. Wide of lights
3. Various of fireworks going off near rink
4. Female figure skaters performing
5. Young child watching show
6. Wide of audience and lights
7. Various of...
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JAPAN: EEL FISHING COMPETITION (V)
Voice and effects
VOICED BY: Vera Frankl
Braced against the chilly winter weather, Japanese businessmen and women enjoyed an eel catching competition in the centre of Tokyo's financial district on Friday.
This unique event was held as a...
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Teenage figure skater ends Philippines' 22-year absence from the Winter Olympics
The 17-year old Filipino figure skater Michael Martinez will represent his country at the Sochi Games, ending the Philippines' 22-year absence from the Winter Olympics.
"It feels really great and proud also that I'm making history for...
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A dozen new events will debut at the Winter Olympics in Sochi getting underway this week. AP's Haven Daley takes a look at the sports and what it takes to compete. (Feb. 4)
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SOUNDBITE: Jessica Jerome, US ski jumper:
"I'm going to represent my country in ski jumping and I'm excited but I think for me it'll probably sink in when I finally walk into the opening...
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Four cities make cut for 2010 Winter Games
1. Exterior International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters
2. Close up of Olympic symbol over entrance
3. Wideshot of presser
4. Midshot of presser
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Francois Carrard, Director-General International Olympic...
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United States figure skaters talk about taking the bronze medal in the team competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics. (Feb. 9)
The USA team took the bronze medal in the first ever Winter Olympics Team Figure skating event, in Sochi on Sunday.
Impressive performances by newcomers Jason Brown and Gracie Gold, combined with a superb exhibition from Charlie...
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Shoppers and shop keepers in Christmas village feel the pinch of austerity
1. Wide tilt down from Obidos village castle walls to children skating on artificial ice ring
2. Mid of children skating on artificial ice ring
3. Sculpture carved on artificial snow reading (Portuguese) "Obidos Christmas Village"
4....
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Rockefeller Centre's Christmas Tree lights turned on
1. Unlit tree in Rockefeller Plaza
2. Skaters on ice
3. Pan of crowd cheering
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Natasha Komminos, New Yorker:
"Because it is beautiful. This is the best city in the world and this is the best Christmas Tree in the...
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Olympic flame arrives in Sochi city centre, fan arrivals at first figure skating competition
The Olympic flame arrived in the centre of Sochi on Thursday afternoon, ahead of the start of the 2014 Winter Games.
Dmitry Chernyschenko, the president of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organising Committee, carried the torch through the heart...
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Olympic ice dance gold medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White meet fans in New York
Olympic ice dance gold medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White were in New York City Wednesday (26 FEB. 2014) for a series of appearances, including meeting fans for photos and autographs at the Ralph Lauren store.
For the first time in...
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SYND 23 12 76 JOHN CURRY'S ICE SHOW PLUS INTERVIEW
The world and Olympic ice-skating champion, John Curry, will make his first major professional performance after Christmas at the Cambridge theatre in London. The skater, who won a gold medal for Britain at the 1976 Olympics, has taken a...
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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...