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Greek actress Maria Nafpliotou, who plays the role of high priestess holds up the Olympic flame after being lit by the sun during a ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, at the temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, western Greece, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Greek actress Maria Nafpliotou, who plays the role of high priestess, left, gives the flame to the first torchbearer Greek champion of giant slalom Vassilis Dimitriadis during the lighting ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games at the ancient stadium of Olympia, western Greece, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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The first torchbearer Greek champion of giant slalom Vassilis Dimitriadis runs with the torch during the lighting ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games at the ancient stadium of Olympia, western Greece, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Greek rowing athlete Vasileios Polymeros holds the Olympic torch up outside the Parthenon on top of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Greece will hand off the Olympic flame to Canada during a handover ceremony on Thursday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Greek rowing athlete Vasileios Polymeros, left, and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson pose with the Olympic torch outside the Parthenon on top of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Greece will hand off the Olympic flame to Canada during a handover ceremony on Thursday. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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A dog runs in front of a torch bearer who is escorted by police in track suits before the handover of the flame for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in central Athens on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The flame will be flown to Canada on Oct. 30 for a 28,000-mile journey which organizers say will be the largest national relay. Over 106 days, the flame will cover the breadth and length of Canada, being flown as far north as the Alert forestry station in Nunavut, which at some 500 miles from the North Pole is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Greek actress Maria Nafpliotou, who plays the role of high priestess, lights the torch during a ceremony at the Panathenian Stadium, where the first modern Games were held in 1896, in Athens Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. After an eight-day trip through Greece, the flame will be flown to Canada for a 28,000-mile journey which organizers say will be the largest national relay. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Greek actress Maria Nafpliotou, who plays the role of high priestess, gives the Olympic torch to Greek Olympic Committee head Spyros Capralos during a ceremony at the Panathenian Stadium, where the first modern Games were held in 1896, in Athens on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. After an eight-day trip through Greece, the flame will be flown to Canada for a 28,000-mile journey which organizers say will be the largest national relay. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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The Olympic flame sits across six seats on a plane as it is separated into six different miners' lanterns before leaving Athens, Greece, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The Olympic flame will now travel overnight by plane to Victoria, British Columbia, to start a 106-day torch relay across Canada ending in Vancouver for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Catriona Le May Doan, right, and Simon Whitfield light the torch from the community caldron as Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, left, looks on in Victoria, British Columbia, on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The Olympic flame, which traveled all the way from Olympia in Athens, Greece, will now start a 106-day cross-country relay which will end in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Feb. 12, 2010, to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Coxswain Brian Price of Belleville, Ont. carries the Olympic Torch to the men's eight Olympic gold medallists boat during the Olympic Torch Relay in Victoria, B.C., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The Olympic Flame which traveled from Olympia in Athens will now start a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Men's eight Olympic gold medalist teammate Kevin Light of Sidney, B.C., right, passes on the Olympic Flame to the coxsain of the junior team during the Olympic Torch Relay in Victoria, B.C., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The Olympic Flame which traveled from Olympia in Athens will now start a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Pyrotechnics explode during evening Torch Relay celebrations in Victoria, B.C., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The Olympic Flame which traveled from Olympia in Athens will now start a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press - Jonathan Hayward)
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Torch bearers perform an exchange of the Olympic flame during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games torch relay on Vancouver Island in Colwood, British Columbia, on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)
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Raph Bruhwiler surfs with the Olympic Torch on Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park located near Tofino, B.C., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The Olympic Flame which traveled all the way from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Surfer Raph Bruhwiler, right, falls as he receives the Olympic flame from surfer Ruth Sadler, center, 72, after she walked into the Pacific Ocean to meet him during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games torch relay in Pacific Rim National Park near Tofino, B.C., on Sunday Nov. 1, 2009. Bruhwiler then surfed to shore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)
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Ruth Sadler, left, passes Raph Bruhwiler the Olympic Torch as he surfs at Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park located near Tofino, B.C., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The Olympic Flame which travelled all the way from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch after surfing with it on Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park located near Tofino, B.C., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The Olympic Flame which travelled all the way from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Surfer Ruth Sadler, 72, carries the Olympic flame into the Pacific Ocean for a torch exchange with surfer Raph Bruhwiler, not shown, during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games torch relay in Pacific Rim National Park near Tofino, B.C., on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Bruhwiler then surfed to shore. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)
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Raph Bruhwiler carries his surf board and the Olympic Torch on Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park located near Tofino, B.C., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The Olympic Flame which travelled all the way from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Ruth Sadler, left, hands off the Olympic Torch to Raph Bruhwiler as he surfs at Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park located near Tofino, B.C., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The Olympic Flame which travelled all the way from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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The Olympic torch is seen passing the flame from one torch to another during the Olympic Torch Relay in Qualicum Beach, B.C., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The Olympic Flame which traveled from Olympia in Greece and is now on a 106-day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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A torchbearer is cheered on by the crowd as she carries the flame along the Olympic Torch Relay route on Vancouver Island in B.C., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The Olympic Flame which traveled from Olympia in Greece and is now on a 106-day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Olympic Torch Relay flame attendant Dina Ouellette, prepares to put the flame back into the miner's lantern after the final runner in Qualicum Beach, B.C., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The Olympic Flame which traveled from Olympia in Greece and is now on a 106-day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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A torchbearer is cheered on by the crowd as she carries the flame along the Olympic Torch Relay route on Vancouver Island in B.C., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The Olympic Flame which traveled from Olympia in Greece and is now on a 106-day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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First Nations torchbearer Ramona Johnson looks at the flame as she passes on the Olympic Torch in K'omoks, B.C. on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The Olympic Flame which traveled from Olympia in Greece and is now on a 106-day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Martha Benjamin carries the Olympic flame while on a dogsled in Old Crow, Yukon, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Martha Benjamin carries the Olympic flame on a dogsled in Old Crow, Yukon, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. The Olympic flame is on a 106-day relay which will end in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Feb. 12, to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Erika Tizya-Tramm carries the Olympic flame in Old Crow, Yukon, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Allan Benjamin carries the Olympic Flame while running in snowshoes in Old Crow, Yukon, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Abel Tingmiak is seen wearing his traditional clothing as carries the Olympic flame past the igloo church in Inuvik, NWT, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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People cheer as torchbearer Abel Tingmiak receives the Olympic Flame from another torchbearer in front of the igloo church in Inuvik, NWT, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Abel Tingmiak is seen wearing his traditional clothing as carries the Olympic Flame past the igloo church in Inuvik, NWT, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Annika Trimble, left, passes the Olympic Flame off to Mark Lee Orbell who is traveling in a snow grooming machine in Inuvik, NWT,on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Colin Adjun rides a dogsled as he carries the Olympic flame in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Colin Adjun rides a dogsled as he carries the Olympic flame in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Gavin Ayalik stops to show his child the Olympic flame as he carries it through Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Gavin Ayalik carries the Olympic flame in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Terry Kuliktana carries the Olympic flame in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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A group of torchbearers lead by Dolphus Nitsiza prepares to bring the Olympic flame to the community celebration in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Floyd Roland, center, Northwest Territories premier, looks on as the Olympic flame is passed from one torchbearer to another prior to a community celebration in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, as the torch relay continues in the leadup to the Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the Olympic flame as chuckwagon driver Dean Dreger looks on in Grande Prairie, Alberta, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the Olympic Flame as chuckwagon driver Dean Dreger looks on in Grande Prairie, Alberta, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the Olympic Flame as chuckwagon driver Dean Dreger looks on in Grande Prairie, Alberta, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the Olympic flame as chuckwagon driver Dean Dreger looks on in Grande Prairie, Alberta, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Steve Janic, left, passes the Olympic flame to Elsie Yanik, 92, at a community celebration in Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Elsie Yanik, 92, lights the community caldron in Fort McMurray, Alberta, with the Olympic flame, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Two torchbearers pass the Olympic flame to each other in CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The Olympic flame, which traveled from Greece, is now on a 106-day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Feb. 12, 2010, to mark the start of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Chief Tammy Cooksearson, right, shares carrying the Olympic flame back to the truck with flame attendant Chad Larocque following a blessing ceremony in Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Tanner Cook is silhouetted as he holds the Olympic flame following a blessing ceremony in Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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A polar bear is seen walking along the road as the Olympic flame arrives in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. The Olympic flame, which traveled all the way from Olympia in Greece, is now on a 106-day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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The Olympic flame is held up high into the night sky by George Stewart in CFS Alert, Nunavut, Canada, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Alert is the most northerly populated community in the world. The Olympic Flame which traveled from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearers pose with the Olympic flame in CFS Alert, Nunavut, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Alert is the most northerly populated community in the world. The torch relay continues in the leadup to the Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Inootiq Manik is seen carrying the Olympic flame in CFS Alert, Nunavut, Canada, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Alert is the most northerly populated community in the world. The Olympic flame which traveled from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Inootiq Manik, left, hands off the Olympic flame to MWO Darryl Foster in CFS Alert, Nunavut, Canada Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Alert is the most northerly populated community in the world. The Olympic flame which traveled from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Members of Canadian Forces Station Alert carry the Olympic flame in CFS Alert, Nunavut, Canada, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Alert is the most northerly populated community in the world. The Olympic flame which traveled from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer George Stewart lights the community caldron with the Olympic flame in CFS Alert, Nunavut, Canada, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Alert is the most northerly populated community in the world. The Olympic flame which traveled from Olympia in Greece is now on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Brenda Eckalook is seen carrying the Olympic Flame across the frozen bay in Resolute Bay, Nunavut Canada, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The Olympic Flame is on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010, to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Brenda Eckalook carries the Olympic Flame across the frozen bay in Resolute Bay, Nunavut Canada, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The Olympic Flame is on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010, to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Brenda Eckalook is seen carrying the Olympic flame across the frozen bay in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Beth Idlout-Kheraj, 15, carries the Olympic flame in a miners lantern due to high winds and freezing temperatures in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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The Olympic Flame is lit on a bus due to high winds and freezing temperatures in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Brenda Eckalook is seen carrying the Olympic flame across the frozen bay by dogsled in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010.
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Torchbearer Cindy Koneak carries the Olympic flame along the beach in Kuujjauq, Quebec, Canada, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. The Olympic Flame is on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Lukasi Tukkiapik, right, and Cindy Koneak are seen passing the Olympic Flame to one another on a beach in Kuujjauq, Quebec, Canada, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. The Olympic Flame is on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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A sled dog howls as torchbearer Lukasi Tukkiapik prepares to carry the Olympic Flame on a dogsled in Kuujjauq, Canada, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. The Olympic Flame is on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Anthony Arreak is seen carrying the Olympic Flame in Kuujjauq, Canada, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. The Olympic Flame is on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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The Northern Rangers stand at attention as flame attendant Chad Larocque carries the Olympic Flame off the plane in Kuujjauq, Canada, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. The Olympic Flame is on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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The Northern Rangers stand at attention as flame attendant Chad Larocque carries the Olympic Flame off the plane in Kuujjauq, Canada, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. The Olympic Flame is on a 106 day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010 to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Alf Parsons is seen lighting the community cauldron with the Olympic Flame in Labrador City, Canada, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Jeremy Reid is seen carrying the Olympic Flame in Wabush, Canada, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Veterans look on as torchbearer Teena Vivian holds up the Olympic Flame in Labrador City, Canada, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Norman Peddle runs with the Olympic flame as the sun sets in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The torch relay continues in the leadup to the Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Nickshantess Penashue, center, holds the Olympic Flame in Sheshatshui, Newfoundland, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The Olympic Flame, which traveled from Olympia in Greece, is now on a 106-day cross-country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010, to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Nickshantess Penashue, center, holds the Olympic Flame in Sheshatshui, Newfoundland, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The Olympic Flame, which traveled from Olympia in Greece, is now on a 106-day cross-country relay which will end in Vancouver on Feb. 12, 2010, to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)
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Viking impersonators give a speech as torchbearer Frank Humber holds the Olympic flame in a Viking hut in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, on Thursday, Nov. 12. 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Frank Humber carries the Olympic flame in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland,, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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The Olympic flame burns in the community cauldron in St. Anthony, Newfoundland, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Bob Cole carries the Olympic flame in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearers Bernice Smith, right, and Bob Cole pass the Olympic flame from one to another in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland,, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Donna O'Grady holds up the Olympic flame as the sun rises over the ocean in Cape Spear, Canada, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Cape Spear is the most easternly point in Canada and North America. The relay will cover nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) and visit 1,000 cities and towns before finishing in Vancouver in February for the start of the Winter Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, /Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Michael Dinn is seen carrying the Olympic flame in a traditional fishing dory in Petty Harbour, Canada, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The relay will cover nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) and visit 1,000 cities and towns before finishing in Vancouver in February for the start of the Winter Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, /Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearers Sherry White, left, and Donna O'Grady pass the Olympic flame to one another as the sun rises in Cape Spear, Canada, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Cape Spear is the most easternly point in Canada and North America. The relay will cover nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) and visit 1,000 cities and towns before finishing in Vancouver in February for the start of the Winter Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Donna O'Grady holds up the Olympic Flame as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean in Cape Spear, Canada, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Cape Spear is the most easternly point in Canada and North America. The torch relay will cover nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) and visit 1,000 cities and towns before finishing in Vancouver in February for the start of the Winter Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Michael Dinn is seen carrying the Olympic flame in a traditional fishing dory in Petty Harbour, Canada, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The torch relay will cover nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) and visit 1,000 cities and towns before finishing in Vancouver in February for the start of the Winter Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearers Sherry White, left, and Donna O'Grady pass the Olympic Flame to one another during as the sun rises in Cape Spear, Canada, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Cape Spear is the most easternly point in Canada and North America. The torch relay will cover nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) and visit 1,000 cities and towns before finishing in Vancouver in February for the start of the Winter Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Michael Dinn is seen carrying the Olympic fame in a traditional fishing dory in Petty Harbour, Canada, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The torch relay will cover nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) and visit 1,000 cities and towns before finishing in Vancouver in February for the start of the Winter Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Donna O'Grady holds up the Olympic flame at Cape Spear, Canada, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Cape Spear is the most easternly point in Canada and North America. The torch relay will cover nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) and visit 1,000 cities and towns before finishing in Vancouver in February for the start of the Winter Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Sherry White carries the Olympic flame along the cliffs at Cape Spear, Canada Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Cape Spear is the most easternly point in Canada and North America. The torch relay will cover nearly 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) and visit 1,000 cities and towns before finishing in Vancouver in February for the start of the Winter Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearer Mike Adam, an Olympic gold medalist in curling, slides on a curling rink with the Olympic flame in St. John's,, Newfoundland, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Torchbearers George Faulkner, right, and David Penner along with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams pose for a photo with the Olympic flame next to a statue of John Cabot in St. John's,, Newfoundland, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Two torchbearers hold the Olympic flame outside the Basilica Cathedral in St. John's,, Newfoundland, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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Olympic sprint canoe paddler Andrew Russell, right, and teammate Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny, paddle with the Olympic flame on the historic Shubenacadie Canal in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)
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Olympic sprint canoe paddler Andrew Russell, right, and teammate Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny, paddle with the Olympic flame on the historic Shubenacadie Canal in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)
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Olympic sprint canoe paddler Andrew Russell, right, and teammate Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny, head from the dock with the Olympic falme on the historic Shubenacadie Canal in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)
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Olympic sprint canoe medallist Steve Giles paddles with the Olympic flame on the historic Shubenacadie Canal in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)
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NHL star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of Canada, carries the Olympic flame in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)
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NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of Canada, carries the Olympic flame in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, ,Mike Dembeck)
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NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of Canada, carries the Olympic flame in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Mike Dembeck)
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NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of Canada, carries the Olympic flame in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)
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NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of Canada, carries the Olympic flame in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)
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NHL hockey star and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of Canada,answers questions at a news conference as team communications director Frank Buonomo holds Crosby's Olympic torch in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Mike Dembeck)
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Former Canadian Olympic hockey player Cassie Campbell-Pascal arrives in a horse and buggy at the gate of the Anne of Green Gables House on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She carried the 2010 Olympic torch up the house where she lit the cauldron. The buggy is driven by Wayne Bernard, and Anne is played by 12-year-old Laine Smith. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Brian McInnis, Charlottetown Guardian) ** ONLINES OUT **
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Former Canadian Olympic hockey player Cassie Campbell-Pascal waves as she carries the Olympic torch into the grounds of the Anne of Green Gables House in a horse and buggy Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She carried the 2010 Olympic torch up the house where she lit the cauldron. The buggy is driven by Wayne Bernard, and Anne is played by 12-year-old Laine Smith. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Brian McInnis, Charlottetown Guardian) ** ONLINES OUT **
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Brazil's Cesar Cielo, Olympic swimming gold medalist and world-record-holder in 100-meter freestyle, runs with the Olympic flame at the Hopewell Rocks, on the coast of New Brunswick's Bay of Fundy in Canada, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adam Huras, New Brunswick Telegraph-Herald) ** ONLINES OUT **
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Brazil's Cesar Cielo, Olympic swimming gold medalist and world-record-holder in 100-meter freestyle, runs with the Olympic flame at the Hopewell Rocks, on the coast of New Brunswick's Bay of Fundy in Canada, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adam Huras, New Brunswick Telegraph-Herald) ** ONLINES OUT **
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Former Paralympic gold medalist Dean Bergeron carries the Olympic torch during a ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, in Quebec. The torch relay began last month and will make stops in every province and territory leading up to the Winter Games in Vancouver in February. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
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Former Paralympic gold medalist Dean Bergeron waves to the crowd as he carries the Olympic torch during a ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, in Quebec. The torch relay began last month and will make stops in every province and territory leading up to the Winter Games in Vancouver in February. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
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Torchbearer Odette Tremblay, of Quebec City, is greeted by young cheerleaders as she carries the Olympic flame to the Montmorency falls in Quebec City, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
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Torchbearer Odette Tremblay, center, of Quebec City celebrates with students and officials as she carries the Olympic flame to the Manoir Montmorency in Quebec City, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
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Canadian Olympic Committee president Marcel Aubut carries the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in Quebec City. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
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Alain Morency of Canada carries the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch Friday, Dec.4, 2009, in Levis, Canada. In the background is Quebec City and the Chateau Frontenac. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
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Former Olympic gold medallist Sylvie Bernier smiles as she carries the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch Friday, Dec.4, 2009 in Levis, Canada. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
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Alain Morency of Canada waves to onlookers as he carries the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch Friday, Dec.4, 2009, in Levis, Canada, overlooking Quebec City and the Saint Lawrence river. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
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Short-track speedskater Jean-Francois Monette lights the Olympic flame at Montreal's Olympic Stadium during the Olympic Torch relay Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 in Montreal. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
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Swiss Olympian Pirmin Zurbriggen passes the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch to compatriot Maria Walliser, right, in Rosemere, Quebec, near Montreal, Thursday, Dec., 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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Former Canadian Olympic figure skater Barbara Ann Scott carries the Olympic flame d into the House of Commons during a ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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VANOC CEO John Furlong, left, walks with Martie Wyse, center, and former Canadian Olympic figure skater Barbara Ann Scott as she carries the Olympic flame to the House of Commons during a ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)
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Swiss Olympian Pirmin Zurbriggen carries the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch through the streets of Rosemer, near Montreal, Thursday, Dec., 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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Swiss Olympian Pirmin Zurbriggen passes the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch to compatriot Maria Walliser, right, in Rosemer, Que., near Montreal, Thursday, Dec., 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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Swiss Olympian Maria Walliser carries the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch through the streets of Rosemere, Que. near Montreal, Thursday, Dec., 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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Swiss Olympian Maria Walliser carries the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch through the streets of Rosemere, Que. near Montreal, Thursday, Dec., 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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Swiss Olympian Maria Walliser carries the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch through the streets of Rosemere, Que. near Montreal, Thursday, Dec., 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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Former Canadian Olympic figure skater Barbara Ann Scott carries the Olympic flame d into the House of Commons during a ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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Swiss Olympian Pirmin Zurbriggen carries the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch through the streets of Rosemer, near Montreal, Thursday, Dec., 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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Swiss Olympian Maria Walliser waits to carry the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch through the streets of Rosemer, near Montreal, Thursday, Dec., 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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Swiss Olympian Pirmin Zurbriggen passes the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch to compatriot Maria Walliser in Rosemer, near Montreal, Thursday, Dec., 10, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
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TorchbearerBryan Murray, left, general manager of the Ottawa Senators NHL hockey team, hands off the Olympic flame to Stephen Hale on the Samuel de Champlain lookout above the Ottawa river in Ottawa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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Torchbearers hand off the Olympic flame in Ottawa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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Senator Romeo Dallaire and Jonathan MacDonald, right, embrace during an Olympic Torch hand off in front of Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Pawel Dwulit)
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Peter Masson, a.k.a. "Neetum Wassaaya" (or First Ray of the Sun), from Wendat Nation, makes his way through a crowd with the Olympic flame, wearing traditional clothes over the torchbearer's uniform in Ottawa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Pawel Dwulit)
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Torchbearer retired NHL player Joe Juneau stands on stage with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as the Olympic torch arrives on Parliament Hill for a ceremeny in Ottawa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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Torchbearer retired NHL player Joe Juneau stands on stage with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as the Olympic torch arrives on Parliament Hill for a ceremeny in Ottawa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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Torchbearer retired NHL player Joe Juneau stands on stage with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as the Olympic torch arrives on Parliament Hill for a ceremeny in Ottawa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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Torchbearer and former NHL hockey player Joe Juneau carries the Olympic flame to Parliament Hill for a ceremony in Ottawa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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Torchbearer and former NHL hockey player Joe Juneau lights the cauldron as the Olympic flame arrives on Parliament Hill for a ceremony in Ottawa, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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Residents greet Warrant Officer Mark Walen as he carries the Olympic Torch on day 47 of its journey to Vancouver, at Canadian Forces Base Trenton December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Residents watch the Olympic Torch being carried on day 47 of it's journey to Vancouver, through the downtown area of Trenton, Ontario December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Torch bearers exchange the flame as the Olympic Torch, on day 47 of its journey to Vancouver, makes it way through the downtown area of Trenton, Ontario December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA)
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Residents greet Warrant Officer Mark Walen as he carries the Olympic Torch on day 47 of it's journey to Vancouver at Canadian Forces Base Trenton December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Retired Canadian Armed Forces Sergeant Tom Hoppe salutes a gathered crowd as he prepares to run his leg of Olympic Torch relay on day 47 of its journey to Vancouver, from Canadian Forces Base Trenton December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Canadian Armed Forces Warrant Officer Mark Walen (R) lights the flame of retired Sergeant Tom Hoppe as he prepares to run his leg of the Olympic Torch relay from Canadian Forces Base Trenton, on day 47 of it's journey to Vancouver, December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Retired Canadian Armed Forces Sergeant Tom Hoppe prepares to run his leg of the Olympic Torch relay on day 47 of its journey to Vancouver from Canadian Forces Base Trenton December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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NHL Hockey Hall of Fame member Bob Gainey lights an Olympic Cauldron with flame from Olympic Torch, at Morrow Park Olympic Relay celebrations in Peterboroug, Ontario, December 15, 2009. The Torch is on day 47 of its cross-country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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NHL Hockey Hall of Fame member Bob Gainey carries the Olympic Torch into Morrow Park Olympic Relay celebrations in Peterborough, Ontario, December 15, 2009. The Torch is on day 47 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic torch relay runner Ryan Albright (R) lights the torch of fellow runner D.J. Fife (L) as they make their way through the Curve Lake First Nation's community near Buckhorn, Ontario December 16, 2009. The torch is on day 48 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic Torch relay runner D.J. Fife (C) makes his way through the Curve Lake First Nation's community near Buckhorn, Ontario December 16, 2009. The torch is on day 48 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic Torch relay runner D.J. Fife (L) lights the torch of Cody George (R) for his leg of the run through the Curve Lake First Nation's community near Buckhorn, Ontario December 16, 2009. The Torch is on day 48 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic Torch relay runner Cody George (R) speaks with an unidentified member of the Curve Lake First Nation's community before his leg of the relay, near Buckhorn, Ontario December 16, 2009. The Torch is on day 48 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic Torch relay runner Cody George (R) prepares to run his leg of the relay through the Curve Lake First Nation's community near Buckhorn, Ontario December 16, 2009. The Torch is on day 48 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic Torch relay runner Cody George (R) prepares to run his leg of the relay through the Curve Lake First Nation's Community near Buckhorn, Ontario December 16, 2009. The Torch is on day 48 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. The Curve Lake Elder on his left is unidentified. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic Torch relay runners Cody George (L) and Valerie Henry do a little dance as George hands over the flame during the relay through the Curve Lake First Nation's community near Buckhorn, Ontario December 16, 2009. The Torch is on day 48 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Olympic Torch relay runner Jack Prins, 16, arrives with the flame at celebrations in Lindsay, Ontario December 16, 2009. The Torch is on day 48 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic Torch relay runner Jack Prins, 16, arrives with the flame at celebrations in Lindsay, Ontario December 16, 2009. The Torch is on day 48 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic Torch relay runner Jack Prins,16, arrives with the flame at celebrations in Lindsay, Ontario December 16, 2009. The Torch is on day 48 of its cross country journey to Vancouver. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic torch bearer Doreen Ryan lights the cauldron at the end of the Edmonton leg of the Olympic torch relay in Edmonton January 13, 2010. Ryan is the first woman to be inducted into the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in speed skating. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic torch bearer and wheelchair basketball star Danielle Peers carries the torch through the streets of Edmonton January 13, 2010. Peers is a Paralympic Bronze medalist, world champion and world MVP in wheelchair basketball. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Olympic torch bearer Doreen Ryan arrives at City Hall at the end of the Edmonton leg of the Olympic torch relay in Edmonton January 13, 2010. Ryan is the first woman to be inducted into the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in speed skating. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Canadian Olympic speed skater Susan Auch skates with the Olympic torch down the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, January 19, 2010. Auch won a bronze medal at the oval during the Calgary Olympics in 1988. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Canadian Olympic speed skater Susan Auch skates with the Olympic torch, down the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta January 19, 2010. Auch won a bronze medal at the oval during the Calgary Olympics in 1988. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Canadian Olympic speed skater Susan Auch skates with the Olympic torch down the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, January 19, 2010. Auch won a bronze medal at the oval during the Calgary Olympics in 1988. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Canadian Olympic speed skater Susan Auch skates with the Olympic torch down the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta January 19, 2010. Auch won a bronze medal at the oval during the Calgary Olympics in 1988. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Canada's Olympic speed-skating team waves to the crowd after the Olympic torch was skated around the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta January 19, 2010. The Olympic torch is going through Calgary on its way to Vancouver and the start of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Tyler McRae snowboards with the Olympic Torch during the 2010 Winter Olympic Torch run at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta January 20, 2010. Canada Olympic Park was home to some Olympic events at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS SNOWBOARDING IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Stewart McDonough carries the Olympic Torch while riding a chairlift during the 2010 Winter Olympic Torch run at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta January 20, 2010. Canada Olympic Park was home to some Olympic events at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Snowboarder Tyler McRae lifts the Olympic Torch during the 2010 Winter Olympic Torch run before he snowboards at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta January 20, 2010. Canada Olympic Park was home to some Olympic events at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS SNOWBOARDING IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Llewellyn Edwards (L) holds the Olympic Torch after riding with it in a bobsled during the 2010 Winter Olympic Torch run down the Olympic bobsled track at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta January 20, 2010. Canada Olympic Park hosted the bobsleigh event during the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
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Llewellyn Edwards runs with the Olympic Torch after riding with it in a bobsleigh during the 2010 Winter Olympic Torch run down the Olympic bobsleigh track at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta January 20, 2010. Canada Olympic Park hosted the bobsleigh event during the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)

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