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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Has everyone been enjoying the Winter Olympics? It's so cool
to watch these athletes and their incredible talent - I can't
even imagine the hard work and dedication they have put into
their sport. Definitely inspiring! I dug up a few fun facts
about the Winter Olympics that I hope you find interesting!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE

QUOTE: ?When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just
not listening any more.?

HINT: (1959-1988), American track and field athlete.

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RANDOM TIDBITS

The men's 2006 gold medal winner, Russian Yevgeny Plushenko,
is the first skater in history to successfully land a quad-
triple-triple jump combination in competition. Canadian
Kevin Reynolds, 17, achieved the feat in 2008.

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The oldest man to receive a Winter Olympics medal is 83-
year-old Anders Haugen. The Norwegian-American actually
received his ski jump bronze medal 50 years after he
competed in 1924 when a scoring error was discovered in
1974.

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The Shea Family of Lake Placid, New York, is the first to
produce three generations of Olympians. Father Jack, 91,
was a double-gold medalist in speed skating, son Jim, Sr.,
was a U.S. ski team member at the 1964 Innsbruck Games,
and in 2002 grandson Jim, Jr., won a gold medal in skeleton.

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VIDEO CLIP

Georgian and Russian Olympians Embrace On Medals Stand

In a moment that validates the beauty of the Olympics, the
Georgian and Russian shooting medalists embraced to show
the world that no matter what is going on in their
respective countries, sports can bring us together.

http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=13111

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Only two countries south of the equator have ever won medals
at the Olympic Winter Games?Australia and New Zealand.
Norway has won more gold medals at the Winter Games than
any other country.

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American skier Lindsey Vonn was awarded a cow by local
dairy farmers for her World Cup win in Val D'Isere, France,
in 2005. She had a choice between the cow or an additional
$1,200 in prize money. She went with the cow.

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Curling is one of four winter Olympic sports contested
indoors. The other three are hockey, figure skating, and
speed skating.

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QUOTE: ?When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just
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ANSWER: Florence Griffith-Joyner.

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