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TORINO, ITALY -- In one of those flashbulb moments that come with regularity at an Olympics, I watched last night as a young woman dressed in full volunteer uniform of the Torino Organizing Committee stood at attention and dabbed hard at her eyes as 9-year-old Eleonora Benetti stood in the middle of Stadio Olympico and belted out the Italian national anthem.
This was Olympia at its heart-tugging finest, a moment to make you feel good about just about everything.See the full content of this document
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It's Hard Not to Cry for S.L. Hopeful
But the Olympics, being the spectacle that they are, can cut both ways. And as Torino took the flame last night from Salt Lake and ran with it by putting on a stunning opening ceremonies show -- Pavarotti was the closer! -- it was hard not to think about Zach Lund and the tears being shed for him. And not the good kind.
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