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<title><![CDATA[Sportsnet.ca - Adam van Koeverden]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: Van Koeverden: Second to none]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/08/25/vankoeverden_post_olympics/]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite the slow start for Canada and the silver finish in the 500m, everyone should be holding their head high for their performance in Beijing.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: VanK: Phelpsian standard of success]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/08/15/vankoeverden_training_beijing/]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[If one looks beyond medal counts and Phelpsian standards of success, you'll see a lot of incredibly talented young Canadians who deserve your support and gratitude for trying their absolute best.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: VanK: Flag-bearing & blogging from Beijing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/08/08/vank_opening_ceremony/]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[Olympian Adam van Koeverden talks to Sportsnet.ca from the floor of the Opening Ceremony in Beijing.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: Van Koeverden: Taking on the world]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/08/07/vank_frombeijing_arrival/]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[Our trip over the North Pole from Toronto to Beijing was long, but wrought with anticipation and excitement, so the time honestly flew by.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: A huge honour]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/07/25/vankoeverden_flag/]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[A few days after the Olympic flag-bearer announcement, it’s just starting to sink in for real.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: The ultimate honour]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/07/22/vankblog_flag/]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[Carrying Canada's flag is an incredible honour, as is simply marching behind whomever is chosen.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: Good to be home]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/07/01/van_koeverden_good_to_be_home/]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[World records are great, but being welcomed home by Cito Gaston and a new Raptors lineup is something else.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: German for blog]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/06/13/vankoeverden_germany/]]></link>
<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
<description><![CDATA[Living, learning and training on the water in Europe can be an adventure.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:24:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: Hungary for gold]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/06/09/koeverden_worldcup_2008/]]></link>
<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
<description><![CDATA[All my training paid off this past weekend, as I scored two gold medals at my first World Cup event of 2008.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: 12 out of 12 ain't bad]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/05/23/vankoeverden_toth/]]></link>
<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
<description><![CDATA[For the first time ever, Canada has qualified in all 12 events in flatwater canoeing and kayaking for the upcoming Olympic Games.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 10:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: At the starting line]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/05/01/vankoeverden_startingline/]]></link>
<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
<description><![CDATA[You probably thought I quit blogging after the barrage of attacks on my integrity and personal character (ouch!) in response to my last blog. Well, I didn't. I just needed a little time to recoup.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 11:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: Boycott banter]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/04/01/boycott_banter/]]></link>
<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
<description><![CDATA[In a recent interview I was asked if anyone I know well missed out on competing at the 1980 Olympics due to the Canadian Boycott. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:26:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: World-class misery loves company, too]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/03/14/worldclass_misery_loves_company_too/]]></link>
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<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, Fla. - Referring to the bevy of multinational kayakers I’ve had the pleasure of training with over the past few weeks as “world class” serves little justice to their talent or accolades. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: The van Koeverden files]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/02/28/the_van_koeverden_files/]]></link>
<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
<description><![CDATA[ Fearing that the jinx of the sophomore album might come in a variety to which bloggers or Olympic kayakers are susceptible, I continue the van Koeverden files weak-kneed and wondering what the average Leafs / Sens fan wants to know about training for the Olympic Games.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BLOG: The van Koeverden files]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/2008/02/14/the_van_koeverden_files/]]></link>
<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
<description><![CDATA[This is the first of a regular blog that Canadian Olympic champion kayaker Adam van Koeverden will provide for Sportsnet.ca from now until the Beijing Olympics in August.
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:27:00 EST</pubDate>
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