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# Olympic Spirit

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# Olympic Spirit
Gold Medallist waits 28 minutes to cheer on last placed cross-country skiier
Dario Cologna waited to welcome home his Peruvian opponent, who was competing two weeks after breaking several ribs.
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Feb 15th 2014, 1:06 PM
# Olympic Spirit
Irish showjumping mourns the loss of two fierce competitors
Damien Gardiner and Joan Salmon represented Ireland at the Atlanta Olympics and Paralympics in 1996.
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Sep 15th 2013, 6:50 PM
# Olympic Spirit
Former Irish Olympian vows to fight on after terminal cancer diagnosis
Showjumper Damian Gardiner represented Ireland at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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Jun 18th 2013, 5:27 PM
# Horse Outside
Germans give Cian O'Connor a Golf GTI but he gifts it to "Frenchy"
The Irishman, who won at bronze medal at London 2012, was ultra generous to his long-time groom.
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Jun 16th 2013, 8:24 PM
# Olympic Spirit
VIDEO: Half a million welcome Japanese Olympians home
Who knew Tokyo could get so crowded.
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Aug 21st 2012, 10:30 PM
# London 2012
A 10-year-old boy sent his medal to the Canadian Olympians who lost theirs through disqualification
“If I get rich and if I remember I will donate money to the Summer and Winter Canadian Olympics’ the child promised.
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Aug 16th 2012, 9:53 AM