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August 9, 2006
Eric Bédard hangs up his skates
Eric Bédard announced at a press conference today that he's decided to retire from a decade-long career at the top of Canadian and international short track.
Eric -- who has won Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals over the course of three Winter Olympic games -- said he feels it's the right time to move on and make room for the next generation of skaters.
Congratulations to Eric on a brilliant career -- and on his new position as coach of Montréal-International, an elite club which has produced many of Canada's national and Olympic team members.
[update]
This is really nice! Many of Eric's current and former teammates turned out to support him at his retirement announcement Wednesday:
Eric at center, with (behind him) Marc Gagnon, Steve Robillard, Jean-Francois Monette, Jonathan Guilmette and (in front) Mathieu Turcotte and Francois-Louis Tremblay
Cyberpresse.ca | "Un coach dans l'âme"
Radio-Canada | Éric Bédard tire sa révérence
L'hebdo | «Je tourne la page sans aucun regret»
Cyberpresse.ca | Le patineur Éric Bédard prend sa retraite
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August 7, 2006
Mmm.... shave ice!
More awesome pics from Kimo and Jan! See the rest from this awesome series at AAO.com (see 'Hawaii Photos, part 2').
Billie Gabriel, Kimo, Apolo, Dave Creswell and Jan enjoy shave ice
Billie Gabriel was instrumental in arranging many of Apolo's activities while he was in Hawaii.
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