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Maelle Ricker Gold Medal

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nick01477
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Congrats to her,she won it in Snowboard Cross, Canada 2nd gold

Feb 16 2010 6:41PM
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Blurst
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YAY! canada iz zee best!
Feb 16 2010 6:43PM
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Deviate
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Bah, I'm a bit dissapointed and feel bad for Helene Olafsen. She was riding well all day and I was confident a gold/silver was ensured since Jacobellis got disqualified in her semi-final run. Oh well, not the greatest winter olympics for Norway so far. Congratulations to Maelle Ricker and Canada with the gold!
Feb 16 2010 6:55PM
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nick01477
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yeah man it is too bad for Olafsen, but Ricker had the whole shot from the beggining that course was so deadly for falls today, so in a way kind of fell victim to the course

Feb 16 2010 7:09PM
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Deviate
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Indeed, that course looked brutal, Ricker certainly controlled that last run but a silver would have been possible if Olafsen didn't knuckle those bumps. Better luck next time, she's only 19 after all.
Feb 16 2010 7:25PM
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kdyce
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Congrats to Ricker!

I was cheering for Olafsen for silver the whole way, and only because im Canadian so Ricker was an obvious choice.

And I will be the first to say it, kinda of sorry to see Jacobellis fail in semi's, olympics = rough time for her

Feb 16 2010 9:34PM
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