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The Olympic torch is carried from Fisgard Lighthouse at Fort ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:41:39 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The Olympic torch is carried from Fisgard Lighthouse at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site during the Olympic Torch relay in October 2009 in Colwood, British Columbia, Canada. The 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay, already the longest in Games history, will break another record on Sunday when it visits the North Pole.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Vinnick)

Torchbearer Tanner Cook is silhouetted as he holds the Olympic ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:58:40 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Tanner Cook is silhouetted as he holds the Olympic flame following a blessing ceremony in Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Chief Tammy Cooksearson, right, shares carrying the Olympic ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:57:40 GMT

(AP) - Chief Tammy Cooksearson, right, shares carrying the Olympic flame back to the truck with flame attendant Chad Larocque following a blessing ceremony in Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Chief Tammy Cooksearson, right, shares carrying the Olympic ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:48:11 GMT

Tokyo intends to bid for 2020 Summer Olympics, despite recently ...

(AFP/Jiji Press/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:51:04 GMT

(AFP/Jiji Press/File) - Tokyo intends to bid for 2020 Summer Olympics, despite recently losing out to Rio de Janeiro in the race for the 2016 Games, governor Shintaro Ishihara (pictured in October) said in an interview.(AFP/Jiji Press/File)

Two torchbearers pass the Olympic flame to each other in CFB ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:17:34 GMT

(AP) - Two torchbearers pass the Olympic flame to each other in CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The Olympic flame, which traveled from Greece, is now on a 106-day cross country relay which will end in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Feb. 12, 2010, to mark the start of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Torchbearer Elsie Yanik, 92, lights the community caldron in ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:45:18 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Elsie Yanik, 92, lights the community caldron in Fort McMurray, Alberta, with the Olympic flame, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Torchbearer Steve Janic, left, passes the Olympic flame to ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:44:24 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Steve Janic, left, passes the Olympic flame to Elsie Yanik, 92, at a community celebration in Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Torchbearer Elsie Yanik, 92, lights the community caldron in ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:23:43 GMT

Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:53:56 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the Olympic flame as chuckwagon driver Dean Dreger looks on in Grande Prairie, Alberta, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2009, file photo, Apolo Anton Ohno ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:36:55 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2009, file photo, Apolo Anton Ohno takes a turn ahead of Jeffrey Simon (45) during a 500-meter final event at the U.S. short track speedskating championships in Marquette, Mich. Ohno is back for his third Winter Olympics, and this time, it's personal. The five-time Olympic speedskating medalist will be whipping around the short track in Vancouver, about three hours from his hometown of Seattle. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:10:30 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the Olympic Flame as chuckwagon driver Dean Dreger looks on in Grande Prairie, Alberta, on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:10:13 GMT

Torchbearer and chuckwagon champion Kelly Sutherland holds the ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:09:41 GMT

A photographer types on his laptop while using the internet ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:57:12 GMT

(Reuters) - A photographer types on his laptop while using the internet in the Main Press Center at the Olympic Games in Beijing July 31, 2008. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

A torchbearer is seen carrying the Olympic flame along a snow-covered ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:35:59 GMT

(AP) - A torchbearer is seen carrying the Olympic flame along a snow-covered street in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, as the torch relay continues in the leadup to the Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Floyd Roland, center, Northwest Territories premier, looks on ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:32:50 GMT

(AP) - Floyd Roland, center, Northwest Territories premier, looks on as the Olympic flame is passed from one torchbearer to another prior to a community celebration in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, as the torch relay continues in the leadup to the Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Brazilian President Lula da Silva, seen here delivering his ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:25:02 GMT

(AFP) - Brazilian President Lula da Silva, seen here delivering his keynote speech at the London 'FT Investing in Brazil Summit' in central London, met Queen Elizabeth II Thursday on the last day of his trip to Britain, where he sought to drum up investment and signed an Olympic cooperation deal.(AFP/Shaun Curry)

T.V. host Oprah Winfrey introduces U.S. first lady Michelle ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:37:11 GMT

(Reuters) - T.V. host Oprah Winfrey introduces U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in Copenhagen September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Charles Dharapak/Pool

FILE -- This is an Oct. 24, 2009, file photo showing Detroit ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:15:58 GMT

(AP) - FILE -- This is an Oct. 24, 2009, file photo showing Detroit Red Wings left winger Tomas Holmstrom, of Sweden, warming up before facing the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver. Holmstrom helped Sweden win the gold medal at the 2006 Olympics. That doesn't mean the Red Wings forward has nailed down a roster spot for the Vancouver Games. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

A statue of Canadian athlete Harry Jerome frames the Olympic ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:06:55 GMT

(Reuters) - A statue of Canadian athlete Harry Jerome frames the Olympic Rings lit up in the waters of Coal Harbour on the Vancouver, British Columbia waterfront November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark

FILE - In this April 6, 2009 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:19:03 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this April 6, 2009 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives at the Chicago 2016 gala dinner for the International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Committee at the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file)

Torchbearer Terry Kuliktana carries the Olympic flame in Kugluktuk, ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:52:58 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Terry Kuliktana carries the Olympic flame in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)

Torchbearer Terry Kuliktana carries the Olympic flame in Kugluktuk, ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:51:38 GMT

Torchbearer Gavin Ayalik carries the Olympic flame in Kugluktuk, ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:50:31 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Gavin Ayalik carries the Olympic flame in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)

Torchbearer Gavin Ayalik stops to show his child the Olympic ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:49:43 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Gavin Ayalik stops to show his child the Olympic flame as he carries it through Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)

Torchbearer Colin Adjun rides a dogsled as he carries the Olympic ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:48:22 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Colin Adjun rides a dogsled as he carries the Olympic flame in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)

Torchbearer Colin Adjun rides a dogsled as he carries the Olympic ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:47:34 GMT

Condoms are displayed at an international "family-planning" ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - Condoms are displayed at an international "family-planning" expo in Beijing in April 2009. A Chinese collector of Olympic memorabilia will put some of his mementos on the auction block later this month, including a batch of 5,000 condoms given to competitors at the 2008 Beijing Games.(AFP/File)

People stop to look at a tall set of Olympic rings after they ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:55:53 GMT

(AP) - People stop to look at a tall set of Olympic rings after they were illuminated in the harbor outside the Vancouver Convention Centre, left, in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Darryl Dyck)

A tall set of Olympic rings were illuminated in the harbor outside ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:55:20 GMT

(AP) - A tall set of Olympic rings were illuminated in the harbor outside the Vancouver Convention Centre, left, in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Darryl Dyck)

The Olympic Rings are carried on barge along the Vancouver, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:28:14 GMT

(Reuters) - The Olympic Rings are carried on barge along the Vancouver, British Columbia waterfront to their permanent mooring November 4, 2009. The rings will be lit each night up to and through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games beginning February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

People stop to look at a tall set of Olympic rings after being ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:03:11 GMT

(AP) - People stop to look at a tall set of Olympic rings after being illuminated in the harbor outside the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Darryl Dyck)

The Olympic Rings are lit up in the water of Coal Harbour on ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:40:55 GMT

(Reuters) - The Olympic Rings are lit up in the water of Coal Harbour on the Vancouver, British Columbia waterfront November 4, 2009. The rings will be lit each night up to and through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games beginning February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

The Olympic Rings are lit up in the water of Coal Harbour on ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:12:14 GMT

(Reuters) - The Olympic Rings are lit up in the water of Coal Harbour on the waterfront in Vancouver, British Columbia November 4, 2009. The rings will be lit each night up to and through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games beginning February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

The Olympic Rings are lit up in the water off Coal Harbour on ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:06:57 GMT

(Reuters) - The Olympic Rings are lit up in the water off Coal Harbour on the waterfront in Vancouver, British Columbia November 4, 2009. The rings will be lit each night up to and through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games beginning February 12. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS)

The Olympic Rings are lit up in the water of Coal Harbour on ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:04:49 GMT

A security guard sits in front of an advertising poster of martial ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:42:56 GMT

(Reuters) - A security guard sits in front of an advertising poster of martial arts movie star Bruce Lee at the Olympic Park in Beijing November 4, 2009. Picture taken November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Torchbearer Annika Trimble, left, passes the Olympic Flame off ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:31:51 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Annika Trimble, left, passes the Olympic Flame off to Mark Lee Orbell who is traveling in a snow grooming machine in Inuvik, NWT,on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Torchbearer Abel Tingmiak is seen wearing his traditional clothing ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:31:11 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Abel Tingmiak is seen wearing his traditional clothing as carries the Olympic Flame past the igloo church in Inuvik, NWT, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

People cheer as torchbearer Abel Tingmiak receives the Olympic ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:13:06 GMT

(AP) - People cheer as torchbearer Abel Tingmiak receives the Olympic Flame from another torchbearer in front of the igloo church in Inuvik, NWT, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Torchbearer Abel Tingmiak is seen wearing his traditional clothing ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:05:15 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Abel Tingmiak is seen wearing his traditional clothing as carries the Olympic flame past the igloo church in Inuvik, NWT, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

The Olympic countdown clock showing 100 days till the 2010 Olympic ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:39:41 GMT

(Reuters) - The Olympic countdown clock showing 100 days till the 2010 Olympic Winter Games is surrounded with steam released from a nearby underground pipe in Vancouver, British Columbia November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The Olympic countdown clock showing 100 days till the 2010 Olympic ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:36:26 GMT

The Olympic countdown clock showing 100 days till the 2010 Olympic ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:36:23 GMT

The Olympic countdown clock shows 100 days left before the start ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:04:04 GMT

(Reuters) - The Olympic countdown clock shows 100 days left before the start of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

The Olympic countdown clock shows 100 days left before the start ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:57:23 GMT

Pedestrians pass by the Olympic countdown clock as it displays ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:48:54 GMT

(AP) - Pedestrians pass by the Olympic countdown clock as it displays 100 days until the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Darryl Dyck)

Schoolchildren climb over a nearby statue as the Olympic countdown ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:36:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Schoolchildren climb over a nearby statue as the Olympic countdown clock shows 100 days left before the start of the 2010 Olympic Winter in Vancouver, British Columbia November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SPORT OLYMPICS SOCIETY)

Torchbearer Allan Benjamin carries the Olympic Flame while running ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:36:08 GMT

(AP) - Torchbearer Allan Benjamin carries the Olympic Flame while running in snowshoes in Old Crow, Yukon, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics torch relay. The 106-day relay will visit more than a thousand communities in its trip across Canada's provinces and territories by the time it reaches the opening ceremony for the Vancouver Games on Feb. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jonathan Hayward)