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		<title>London&#8217;s Olympic Medals:  Traditional Meets Modern</title>
		<link>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/05/30/londons-olympic-medals-traditional-meets-modern/</link>
		<comments>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/05/30/londons-olympic-medals-traditional-meets-modern/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 12:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OlympicFanatic</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2012 Olympic Medal Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several things in which Olympic enthusiasts are interested every two years.  One of those things is the design of the Olympic medals.  London&#8217;s organizing committee unveiled the designs several months ago, but I wanted to wait until the &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/05/30/londons-olympic-medals-traditional-meets-modern/">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=2702&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Olympics Buzz, Fanatic a Tad Overwhelmed</title>
		<link>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/05/25/pre-olympics-buzz-fanatic-a-tad-overwhelmed/</link>
		<comments>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/05/25/pre-olympics-buzz-fanatic-a-tad-overwhelmed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 13:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OlympicFanatic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 London Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympic Fever]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Beckham]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Olympics are still about two months away (63 days, 7 hours, 07 minutes at the time I began to write this entry), but already the buzz and excitement are palpable&#8211;and not just in London.  Eurovision may be happening this &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/05/25/pre-olympics-buzz-fanatic-a-tad-overwhelmed/">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=2670&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>London 2012:  Let the Fever Begin!</title>
		<link>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/05/16/london-2012-let-the-fever-begin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OlympicFanatic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 London Olympics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you hear it?  If you stop what you’re doing, close your eyes, and listen, you can hear it!   It’s the sound of thousands marching from across all corners of the globe&#8211;determined, focused&#8211;marching towards their destination.  The destination is a &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/05/16/london-2012-let-the-fever-begin/">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=2659&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Mark Lenzi</title>
		<link>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/04/10/remembering-mark-lenzi-49/</link>
		<comments>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/04/10/remembering-mark-lenzi-49/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OlympicFanatic</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greg Louganis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kent Ferguson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Lenzi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I shouldn&#8217;t be reading the obituaries of my Olympic heroes.  I&#8217;m getting older, but not old enough yet to read of their passing.  This morning I was greeted with the news of Mark Lenzi&#8217;s death.  The two-time Olympic diver who &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/04/10/remembering-mark-lenzi-49/">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=2602&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Modern Pentathlon Slideshow</title>
		<link>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/20/modern-pentathlon-slideshow/</link>
		<comments>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/20/modern-pentathlon-slideshow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OlympicFanatic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few photos from the World Cup Event held in Charlotte, North Carolina March 8-11, 2012.  Photos taken by A. P. Phillips.  Be sure to visit her website for even more breathtaking photos!  For more information on The Olympic Fanatic &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/20/modern-pentathlon-slideshow/">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=2504&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Modern Pentathlon and Confessions From The Olympic Fanatic</title>
		<link>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/20/modern-pentathlon-and-confessions-from-the-olympic-fanatic/</link>
		<comments>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/20/modern-pentathlon-and-confessions-from-the-olympic-fanatic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OlympicFanatic</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrei Moiseev]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a few confessions I need to make. In 2010 I wrote about Modern Pentathlon, taking the stand that the sport was antiquated, doubting its right to be a medal sport in the Modern-Day Olympic Games. First confession:  I &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/20/modern-pentathlon-and-confessions-from-the-olympic-fanatic/">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=2486&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ski Cross and Snowboarding:  What Can Be Done to Protect These Athletes?</title>
		<link>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/13/ski-cross-and-snowboarding-what-can-be-done-to-protect-these-athletes-22/</link>
		<comments>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/13/ski-cross-and-snowboarding-what-can-be-done-to-protect-these-athletes-22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OlympicFanatic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Freestyle Skiing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Florent Astier]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past two months have been difficult (to say the least) for Canada and its athletes.  In January freestyle skier Sarah Burke succumbed to a head injury sustained while training in Park City, Utah.  Then over this past weekend, Canada &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/13/ski-cross-and-snowboarding-what-can-be-done-to-protect-these-athletes-22/">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=2439&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>US Olympic Hall of Fame:  It&#8217;s Time to Vote!</title>
		<link>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/06/usoc-hall-of-fame-its-time-to-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/06/usoc-hall-of-fame-its-time-to-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OlympicFanatic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in the midst of getting ready to attend the Modern Pentathlon World Cup later this week in Charlotte, North Carolina.  As busy as I am, I still had to take time and do my civic duty.  Yeah, I voted&#8211;but &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/03/06/usoc-hall-of-fame-its-time-to-vote/">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=2380&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Modern Greek Tragedy:  Greece&#8217;s Participation in 2012 Games in Jeopardy</title>
		<link>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/02/21/a-modern-greek-tragedy-greeces-participation-in-2012-games-in-jeopardy/</link>
		<comments>http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/02/21/a-modern-greek-tragedy-greeces-participation-in-2012-games-in-jeopardy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OlympicFanatic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds. -Sophocles The news released last week was shocking and disheartening.  &#8230; <a href="http://olympicfanatic.com/2012/02/21/a-modern-greek-tragedy-greeces-participation-in-2012-games-in-jeopardy/">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=2337&#038;subd=olympicfanatic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Charlotte Preparing to Host Future Olympic Games?</title>
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