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US: Blizzard Conditions Sweep Michigan as Lake-Effect Snow Intensifies

An early-season winter storm is bringing blizzard conditions and heavy lake-effect snow across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and northern Lower regions through Thanksgiving, creating hazardous travel conditions.

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US: Rain, Hail, and Snow Return to Northern California

Northern California experienced another round of wet weather on Monday, March 17, featuring rain, hail, and snow.

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US: Hundreds Of Thousands Gather In DTLA To Celebrate Dodgers World Series Win 7

On Friday, November 1, two days after the Dodgers’ World Series win over the New York Yankees, hundreds of thousands of fans gathered in downtown Los Angeles for a victory parade to celebrate and honor the team.

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Canada: Large Fire Breaks Out On Old Rail Bridge In Metro Vancouver 4

An old unused rail bridge caught fire in Richmond, British Columbia on Thursday evening, June 20 sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky over Metro Vancouver. The nearby Oak Street bridge was closed in both directions while firefighters fought the fire.

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Ruka Nordic Opening 2023

Ruka Nordic Opening 2023

Simon Ammann of Switzerland competes during men's ski jumping HS 142 qualification at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 24, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ito gets 4th World Cup win of season

Ito gets 4th World Cup win of season

TRONDHEIM, Norway - Japanese ski jumper Daiki Ito (C) is pictured on March 8, 2012, after picking up his fourth victory of the season at a World Cup meet in Trondheim, Norway. Richard Freitag (L) of Germany and Simon Ammann (R) of Switzerland placed second and third respectively.

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Ammann wins Vancouver Olympic large hill

Ammann wins Vancouver Olympic large hill

WHISTLER, Canada - Simon Ammann of Switzerland celebrates after winning the large hill ski jumping competition at the Vancouver Games at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb. 20, 2010. Ammann also won the gold in the normal hill event.

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Switzerland's Ammann wins Olympic large hill ski jumping

Switzerland's Ammann wins Olympic large hill ski jumping

WHISTLER, Canada - Switzerland's Simon Ammann soars through the air during his second and final round of the large hill individual ski jumping finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 20. Amman, the winner of the normal hill individual jumping event, won the gold with a total of 283.6 points.

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Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

WHISTLER, Canada - (From L) Adam Malysz of Poland, Simon Ammann of Switzerland and Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria show off their medals at the Medal Plaza in Whistler, about 120 kilometers north of Vancouver, on Feb. 13, 2010, after winning the silver, the gold and the bronze respectively in the normal hill individual ski jumping competition in the Vancouver Games.

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Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

WHISTLER, Canada - Simon Ammann of Switzerland shows off his medal at the Medal Plaza in Whistler, about 120 kilometers north of Vancouver, on Feb. 13, 2010, after winning the gold in the normal hill individual ski jumping competition in the Vancouver Games.

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Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

WHISTLER, Canada - (From L) Adam Malysz of Poland, Simon Ammann of Switzerland and Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria celebrate after winning silver, gold and bronze respectively in the normal hill individual ski jumping competition in the Vancouver Games at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb. 13, 2010.

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Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

WHISTLER, Canada - Simon Ammann of Switzerland celebrates after winning the normal hill individual ski jumping competition in the Vancouver Games at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb. 13, 2010.

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Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

WHISTLER, Canada - Simon Ammann of Switzerland celebrates after winning the normal hill individual ski jumping competition in the Vancouver Games at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb. 13, 2010.

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Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

WHISTLER, Canada - Simon Ammann of Switzerland jumps to win the normal hill individual competition in the Vancouver Games at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb. 13, 2010.

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Switzerland's Simon Ammann wins World Cup meet in Sapporo

Switzerland's Simon Ammann wins World Cup meet in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Noriaki Kasai (L) and Switzerland's Simon Ammann pose during the award ceremony of the World Cup ski jumping meet in Sapporo on Jan. 17, 2010. Ammann registered the day's longest jump of 139.5 meters, winning his fourth title of the season, followed by Kasai in second.

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Veteran ski jumper Okabe wins World Cup event in Finland

Veteran ski jumper Okabe wins World Cup event in Finland

KUOPIO, Finland - Gold medalist Takanobu Okabe of Japan (C) is flanked by silver medalist Simon Ammann of Switzerland (L) and bronze medalist Adam Malysz of Poland on the podium during the award ceremony for the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping event in Kuopio, Finland, on March 10. Okabe became the oldest man to win a World Cup ski jump event at 38 years and four months.

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Veteran ski jumper Okabe wins World Cup event in Finland

Veteran ski jumper Okabe wins World Cup event in Finland

KUOPIO, Finland - Gold medalist Takanobu Okabe of Japan (C), silver medalist Simon Ammann of Switzerland (L) and bronze medalist Adam Malysz of Poland pose for photos after the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping event in Kuopio, Finland, on March 10. Okabe became the oldest man to win a World Cup ski jump at 38 years and four months.

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Poland's Malysz captures gold in normal hill ski jump

Poland's Malysz captures gold in normal hill ski jump

SAPPORO, Japan - Adam Malysz of Poland is lifted on the shoulders of the two runners-up after he won the men's normal hill ski jump at the Nordic ski world championships in Sapporo on March 3. Switzerland's Simon Ammann (Lower L), winner of the large hill event at these games, took silver while the bronze went to Austrian Thomas Morgenstern (Lower R).

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Poland's Malysz captures gold in normal hill ski jump

Poland's Malysz captures gold in normal hill ski jump

SAPPORO, Japan - Adam Malysz of Poland (C), who won the men's normal hill ski jump at the Nordic ski world championships in Sapporo on March 3, poses with Switzerland's Simon Ammann (L), winner of the large hill event at these games, who took silver and Austrian Thomas Morgenstern (R), who got bronze.

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Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Switzerland's Simon Ammann celebrates after winning the large hill ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships at Okurayama Ski Jumping Hill in Sapporo on Feb. 24.

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Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Switzerland's Simon Ammann soars through the air during the large hill ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships at Okurayama Ski Jumping Hill in Sapporo on Feb. 24. Ammann won the gold.

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Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Switzerland's Simon Ammann celebrates after winning the large hill ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships at Okurayama Ski Jumping Hill in Sapporo on Feb. 24.

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Kasai soars to victory at World Cup jump in Utah

Kasai soars to victory at World Cup jump in Utah

PARK CITY, United States - Noriaki Kasai of Japan (C), smiles after winning the World Cup ski jumping event at Utah Olympic Park in Park City Feb. 28. Kasai, aged 31 years and eight months, became the oldest ski jumper to win a World Cup event. At left is Simon Ammann of Switzerland, who came in second, followed by Norwegian Tommy Ingebrigsten (R).

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Ammann of Switzerland also won large hill ski jumping race

Ammann of Switzerland also won large hill ski jumping race

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Gold medalist Simon Ammann of Switzerland (C), flanked by silver medal winner Adam Malysz of Poland (L) and bronze medalist Matti Hautamaeki of Finland, poses in the flower presentation ceremony Feb. 13 after the large hill (K-120) ski jumping competition in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Ammann became the second jumper in Olympic history to win both normal and large hills in a single Olympics.

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Switzerland's Ammann grabs gold medal in ski jumping

Switzerland's Ammann grabs gold medal in ski jumping

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Little-known Simon Ammann (C) of Switzerland grabs the gold medal in the normal (K-90) hill ski jumping competition in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on Feb. 10 ahead of Germany's Sven Hannawald (L), winner of the prestigious Four Hills competition. World Cup leader Adam Malysz (R) of Poland had to settle for the bronze.

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland competes during ski jumping men's team final round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland competes during ski jumping men's team at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland reacts during ski jumping men's team final round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-MEN'S TEAM (CN)

(220214) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland reacts during ski jumping men's team final round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH (CN)

(220212) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland reacts during ski jumping men's large hill individual at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(220211) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual qualification round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(220211) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual qualification round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING-LH-QUALIFICATION (CN)

(220211) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland competes during ski jumping men's large hill individual qualification round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING (CN)

(220206) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland reacts during Ski Jumping Men's Normal Hill Individual Final Round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING (CN)

(220206) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland reacts during Ski Jumping Men's Normal Hill Individual Final Round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING (CN)

(220206) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann of Switzerland competes during Ski Jumping Men's Normal Hill Individual 1st Round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKI JUMPING (CN)

(220206) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Simon Ammann, of Switzerland, prepares to jump during the men's normal hill individual ski jumping trial round at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 6, 2022. (Matthias Schrader/AP/Pool via Xinhua)

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Veteran ski jumper Okabe wins World Cup event in Finland

Veteran ski jumper Okabe wins World Cup event in Finland

KUOPIO, Finland - Gold medalist Takanobu Okabe of Japan (C) is flanked by silver medalist Simon Ammann of Switzerland (L) and bronze medalist Adam Malysz of Poland on the podium during the award ceremony for the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping event in Kuopio, Finland, on March 10. Okabe became the oldest man to win a World Cup ski jump event at 38 years and four months. (Kyodo)

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Veteran ski jumper Okabe wins World Cup event in Finland

Veteran ski jumper Okabe wins World Cup event in Finland

KUOPIO, Finland - Gold medalist Takanobu Okabe of Japan (C), silver medalist Simon Ammann of Switzerland (L) and bronze medalist Adam Malysz of Poland pose for photos after the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping event in Kuopio, Finland, on March 10. Okabe became the oldest man to win a World Cup ski jump at 38 years and four months. (Kyodo)

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Switzerland's Ammann grabs gold medal in ski jumping

Switzerland's Ammann grabs gold medal in ski jumping

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Little-known Simon Ammann (C) of Switzerland grabs the gold medal in the normal (K-90) hill ski jumping competition in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on Feb. 10 ahead of Germany's Sven Hannawald (L), winner of the prestigious Four Hills competition. World Cup leader Adam Malysz (R) of Poland had to settle for the bronze.

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Ammann of Switzerland also won large hill ski jumping race

Ammann of Switzerland also won large hill ski jumping race

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Gold medalist Simon Ammann of Switzerland (C), flanked by silver medal winner Adam Malysz of Poland (L) and bronze medalist Matti Hautamaeki of Finland, poses in the flower presentation ceremony Feb. 13 after the large hill (K-120) ski jumping competition in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Ammann became the second jumper in Olympic history to win both normal and large hills in a single Olympics.

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Poland's Malysz captures gold in normal hill ski jump

Poland's Malysz captures gold in normal hill ski jump

SAPPORO, Japan - Adam Malysz of Poland is lifted on the shoulders of the two runners-up after he won the men's normal hill ski jump at the Nordic ski world championships in Sapporo on March 3. Switzerland's Simon Ammann (Lower L), winner of the large hill event at these games, took silver while the bronze went to Austrian Thomas Morgenstern (Lower R). (Kyodo)

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Poland's Malysz captures gold in normal hill ski jump

Poland's Malysz captures gold in normal hill ski jump

SAPPORO, Japan - Adam Malysz of Poland (C), who won the men's normal hill ski jump at the Nordic ski world championships in Sapporo on March 3, poses with Switzerland's Simon Ammann (L), winner of the large hill event at these games, who took silver and Austrian Thomas Morgenstern (R), who got bronze. (Kyodo)

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Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Switzerland's Simon Ammann soars through the air during the large hill ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships at Okurayama Ski Jumping Hill in Sapporo on Feb. 24. Ammann won the gold. (Kyodo)

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Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Switzerland's Simon Ammann celebrates after winning the large hill ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships at Okurayama Ski Jumping Hill in Sapporo on Feb. 24. (Kyodo)

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Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

Ammann grabs gold in large hill in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Switzerland's Simon Ammann celebrates after winning the large hill ski jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships at Okurayama Ski Jumping Hill in Sapporo on Feb. 24. (Kyodo)

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Ammann wins Vancouver Olympic large hill

Ammann wins Vancouver Olympic large hill

WHISTLER, Canada - Simon Ammann of Switzerland celebrates after winning the large hill ski jumping competition at the Vancouver Games at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb. 20, 2010. Ammann also won the gold in the normal hill event. (Kyodo)

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Switzerland's Ammann wins Olympic large hill ski jumping

Switzerland's Ammann wins Olympic large hill ski jumping

WHISTLER, Canada - Switzerland's Simon Ammann soars through the air during his second and final round of the large hill individual ski jumping finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 20. Amman, the winner of the normal hill individual jumping event, won the gold with a total of 283.6 points. (Kyodo)

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Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

WHISTLER, Canada - Simon Ammann of Switzerland shows off his medal at the Medal Plaza in Whistler, about 120 kilometers north of Vancouver, on Feb. 13, 2010, after winning the gold in the normal hill individual ski jumping competition in the Vancouver Games. (Kyodo)

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Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

Swiss Ammann wins normal hill

WHISTLER, Canada - (From L) Adam Malysz of Poland, Simon Ammann of Switzerland and Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria show off their medals at the Medal Plaza in Whistler, about 120 kilometers north of Vancouver, on Feb. 13, 2010, after winning the silver, the gold and the bronze respectively in the normal hill individual ski jumping competition in the Vancouver Games. (Kyodo)

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