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<p>For one moment, forget about the gold medals, the broken records and billions of dollars spent on Sochi. The Olympics are remembered for moments like the one between Canada&#8217;s Justin Wadsworth and Russian cross country skiier Anton Gafarov.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Canadian coach Justin Wadsworth chases down and donates a ski to Gafarov of Russia who broke a ski. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Canadi&amp;src=hash">#Canadi</a>&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/lRODlDhOgM">https://t.co/lRODlDhOgM</a></p>
<p>— NHLJets 2.1 (@NHLJets2point0) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLJets2point0/statuses/433457906168909824">February 12, 2014</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Russia&#8217;s Anton Gafarov falls with a broken ski during his men&#8217;s semifinal of the cross-country sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)</p>


Justin Wadsworth’s #OlympicSpirit

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