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		<title>‘Tragedy and Triumph’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is just not the way it&#8217;s supposed to be. Yesterday&#8217;s forecast for Boston was a perfect sunny day for its famous marathon.  Thousands of runners would cover 26.2 miles through the historic city before crossing the finish line, cheered &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2013/04/16/tragedy-and-triumph/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympicfanatic.com&#038;blog=11282881&#038;post=3706&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Olympians and Reality TV a Great Match</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Awhile back I wrote about those Olympians whom I&#8217;d like to see on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Dancing With the Stars.&#8221;  Perhaps someone was reading my blog, because one of them ended up on the current season.  Sadly though, Dorothy Hamill was down &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2013/04/03/olympians-and-reality-tv-a-great-match/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympicfanatic.com&#038;blog=11282881&#038;post=3700&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US Cities, It’s Time to Start Your 2024 Bidding!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the US Olympic Committee planning for a 2024 Olympic bid, it sent out letters to 35 cities that it thinks have the potential to host the Olympics.  Here&#8217;s the list, which USA Today placed in order of preference, most &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2013/02/21/us-cities-its-time-to-start-your-2024-bidding/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympicfanatic.com&#038;blog=11282881&#038;post=3697&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tragedy in South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OlympicFanatic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is not the 2013 Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp envisioned for themselves.   In the early morning hours of today, 30 year-old Steenkamp, a model and girlfriend of 2012 Olympian Pistorius, was fatally shot four times.  Pistorius has since been &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2013/02/14/tragedy-in-south-africa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympicfanatic.com&#038;blog=11282881&#038;post=3690&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are Wrestling and the Olympics Endangered?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With each passing  year, I seem to have less and less faith in the governing body of the Olympics.  Earlier today the IOC announced that while it would allow Modern Pentathlon to remain a part of the Olympic Games,  it &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2013/02/12/are-wrestling-and-the-olympics-endangered/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympicfanatic.com&#038;blog=11282881&#038;post=3678&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why We Need Winter (Olympic) Sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields&#8230;.And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says &#8220;Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.&#8221; &#8211; Lewis Carroll Those closest &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2013/01/10/why-we-need-winter-olympic-sports/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympicfanatic.com&#038;blog=11282881&#038;post=3665&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Jeff Blatnick</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always believed long after the games have ended, Olympic athletes have the potential to continue inspiring.   Some continue to inspire from the history books, their achievements becoming legendary.  Others use their experiences to become valuable contributing members of &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/10/30/remembering-jeff-blatnick/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympicfanatic.com&#038;blog=11282881&#038;post=3651&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>’9.79*’, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Continued from Part 1) Back in 1988 I remember the shock and disgust I felt when learning of Ben Johnson’s positive test for steroids, and how I felt vindicated when Carl Lewis was bumped up from silver to gold.  Ben &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/10/18/9-79-is-a-win-start-to-finish-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympicfanatic.com&#038;blog=11282881&#038;post=3639&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“9.79*” Is a Win, Start to Finish</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each generation seems to experience its own sporting scandal.  My generation is no different, and for this Olympic fanatic, the one which still haunts me is Ben Johnson and the 1988 Olympics.  In fact, after watching &#8220;9.79*,&#8221; ESPN’s latest film &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/10/18/9-79-is-a-win-start-to-finish/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympicfanatic.com&#038;blog=11282881&#038;post=3627&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From the Olympic Fanatic Vault: Barbara Ann Scott–A True Patriot</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I still remember the first time I learned about Barbara Ann Scott.   Leading up to the 1988 Winter Olympics, I was soaking in all I could about the sports and athletes.   In addition to  its spread previewing the &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/10/04/from-the-olympic-fanatic-vault-barbara-ann-scott-a-true-patriot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=olympicfanatic.com&#038;blog=11282881&#038;post=3621&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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