Sunday, February 28, 2010
Joannie Rochette to carry the flag for Canada in Closing Ceremonies
Sunday, February 28, 2010 | 
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GIS Pilot
[via Edmonton Journal]
VANCOUVER — Joannie Rochette won the hearts of Canadians with her emotional skate Thursday to win the bronze medal just days after her mother died. Sunday she was chosen as Canada’s flag-bearer for the closing ceremony.
Rochette, of Ile Dupas, Que., decided to compete in the Games to honour her mother Therese, who died Feb. 21 of a heart attack. She placed third after the short program and maintained that position after the free skate.
“I could not be here without my teammates and all the support I got,” Rochette said at a media conference Sunday. (....continue reading....)
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