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Figure skating women's bronze medallist Canada's Joannie Rochette blows a kiss during the meal ceremonies Thursday February 25, 2010 at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.Paul Chiasson

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Joannie Rochette of Canada performs during the women's free skating figure skating event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Canada's Joannie Rochette on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the women's figure skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.Mark Baker

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Rochette skates with Canadian flag after receiving bronze medal.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Becky Kellar of the gold medal winning Canadian women's hockey team has her photo taken with Canadian flag bearer women's figure skating bronze medalists Joannie Rochette, left, during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games closing ceremonies on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 at B.C. Place in Vancouver.Nathan Denette

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Joannie Rochette holds a Canadian flag at a press conference in Vancouver on Sunday, February 28, 2010. The Canadian athlete who persevered after the death of her mother and made it to the medal podium has been given the honour of carrying the host nation's flag into Sunday's closing ceremonies at the Vancouver Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Roger HallettRoger Hallett/The Canadian Press

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Figure skater Joannie Rochette at her mother's funeral, in Berthierville, Que.Graham Hughes

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Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette looks on as the coffin containing her mother Therese Guevremont-Rochette arrives for her funeral at a church in Berthierville, Que., Thursday, March 4, 2010.Graham Hughes

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Figure skater Joannie Rochette poses for a photograph at college Andre Grasset in Montreal, Thursday, October 21, 2010. photo Graham Hughes for The Globe and Mail.The Globe and Mail

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