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Olympians Meryl Davis and Charlie White, the popular ice skating duo, describe the important lessons they learned from their mothers. Their mothers also weigh in on the advice and character traits they strive to instill in their talented children every day.

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Bonnie Blair talks about what it means to be successful. Blair won five gold medals and one bronze medal as an Olympic speedskater representing America.

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Tara Lipinski discusses what it’s like to be the youngest figure skater to win an Olympic gold medal. Lipinski was 15 years old when she competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

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Assistant Captain Karyn Bye remembers what it was like to prepare for the first women's ice hockey game at the 1998 Olympics and remembers what it was like to win the gold medal against their rival. Team USA beat team Canada in the final game, on February 17, 1998.

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Figure skater Tara Lipinski and Lipinski’s mother talk to Oprah on her gold medal from the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Her mother goes into what sacrifices the family had to make in order for Lipinski to compete and train in figure skating. Lipinski explains that she is going pro in order to be close to her family and regain some normalcy in her life.

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American Olympic lugers describe how they feel about the fastest luge track ever created at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics just a day before the tragic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. During a practice run Kumaritashvili lost control during the final turn and was fatally injured during the accident.

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British Ice Skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are interviewed about competing against much younger skaters at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics and explain what made them come back to compete. They also remember their win at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, where they earned across-the-board perfect scores, a feat the has never been matched.

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Snowboarder Shaun White explains how he is feeling the day before his third Olympic Halfpipe event and discusses how he deals with nerves before a big competition. White won the Gold medal for the Halfpipe at the 2006 and 2010 Olympics and has medaled every year at the X games since 2002.

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Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards discusses how he started his career in ski jumping and why he believes he became so popular with the British public after competing in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Edwards was the first competitor to represent Great Britain in ski jumping at the Olympics. He finished last in both the men's 70 and 90 meters, but his failures made him popular around the world as the lovable underdog.

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Torah Bright, Olympic snowboarder for Australia, explains what she was thinking during her Gold Medal half pipe run and explains why she thinks she was able to make such an incredible comeback after falling on her first run. She also comments on how she was feeling as she waited for the final results to be announced and explains what it was like to receive a call from the Prime Minister of Australia after she won. The 2010 Olympics were held in Vancouver, BC from February 12th to the 28th and awarded medals for 86 different sporting events.

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