With the Olympic Games wrapping up in Sochi, the debate about who should carry the Canadian flag into the Closing Ceremony can b
With the Olympic Games wrapping up in Sochi, the debate about who should carry the Canadian flag into the Closing Ceremony can b
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With the Olympic Games wrapping up in Sochi, the debate about who should carry the Canadian flag into the Closing Ceremony can begin. Sydney Leroux Jersey . Its been a successful Games for Canada, which will finish near the top of the medal standings again. From repeat gold medal winners to multiple medal winners to undefeated teams to acts that define the Olympic spirit, there are many solid candidates who could be considered to receive the honour. Who do you think should carry the flag for Canada on Sunday? Four years ago, Alexandre Bilodeau made history by winning Canadas first Olympic gold medal on home soil. He followed that up by defending his title in moguls this year. He is set to retire at seasons end so this would be a fitting way to honour his accomplishments. Bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse also won gold in Vancouver, a first in the womens event, and earned their way back to the top of the podium again in Sochi. Jennifer Jones and her rink from Winnipeg didnt lose a game in womens curling, going 9-0 in the round robin before beating Great Britain and Sweden in the playoffs. Canada has shown well in curling since its inception into the Olympics as an official sport in 1998 but has yet to have a flag bearer from the sport. "Were going to have that little OR — Olympic record — next to our name forever," Jones said after the final game. "Its one of those records that can only be tied and never broken. Well always be remembered." Speed skater Denny Morrison has been the lone Canadian athlete to win multiple medals in individual disciplines, taking the silver in the 1,000m event and bronze in the 1,500m. However, if not for the unselfish act of teammate Gilmore Junio, Morrison may have come up empty in Sochi. Junio stepped aside to let Morrison race the 1,000m event and the move paid off for Canada. Morrison then went on to win his bronze medal but it all started with Junio putting the team before himself. "People talk about it as being a huge sacrifice, but I dont see it that way," Junio said. "It was such an easy decision. It was such a simple decision for me. It was about giving Canada a chance to win a medal." It was actually Morrison who started a campaign on Twitter to have Junio carry the flag. "@cdnhappygilmore for Closing Ceremonies flag bearer! This guy showing everything that is Canadian pride and Olympic Pride. #ThankYouGilmore," Morrison tweeted as the #GilForFlagBearer campaign gained popularity. Along the same lines, theres Justin Wadsworth, the cross-country skiing coach who ran onto the course to help a Russian skier who had broken a ski. "I wanted him to have dignity as he crossed the finish line," Wadsworth said. That is the essence of good sportsmanship. The Dufour-Lapointe sisters captured Canadians attention on the first day of competition with Justine winning the gold and Chloe the silver in moguls skiing. And then theres hockey. Forward Marie-Philip Poulin and goaltender Shannon Szabados were key players in Team Canadas march to gold, especially in Thursdays riveting come-from-behind overtime victory. And what if the mens team were to follow suit on Sunday? Should Sidney Crosby or Carey Price warrant some consideration? There are many great candidates who have stood out among the throng of superb athletes in Sochi these past two weeks. But only one individual can carry the flag. Who do you think should have the honour of carrying Canadas colours into the stadium on Sunday? As always, its Your! Call. Rose Lavelle Jersey . Griffin scored 13 of his 31 points in the final 7:05 and Dudley got 11 of his 20 points in the third quarter, leading the defending Pacific Division champions to a 112-85 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. "Dud is a shooter. Alyssa Naeher Jersey . On the eve of the 2013-14 NBA season, he can finally take a step back and allow his team to do the talking. http://www.uswntproshop.com/c-31-casey-short-usa-jersey.aspx . Fellow Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain also had a brace for Napoli. And Samuel Etoo scored for his fourth different team. On a night of standout individual performances Wednesday, Schalke goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand had a game hell want to forget.Paris Saint-Germain was booed at home in its last match of the year after the defending French league champion was held to a goalless draw by Montpellier on Saturday.It was a first 0-0 draw at home in nearly two years for PSG, which fell to its first league defeat of the season at Guingamp last weekend. That result came days after its unbeaten season was ended at Barcelona in the Champions League.Both sides struggled to carve out chances, and the only shot on target in an abject first half was Zlatan Ibrahimovics weak free kick for PSG.Montpellier also had a goal ruled out for a tight offside decision.PSG moved level on points with league leader Marseille, which hosts Lille on Sunday. Montpellier remained ninth.Monaco moved provisionally fourth — six points below PSG — with a 1-0 win at struggling Metz, which remained in the bottom three along with Caen and Bastia, who drew their relegation battle 1-1.Guingamps three-match winning streak ended in a 1-1 draw at Toulouse, while Lorient also remained in trouble as it lost 2-1 at home to Nantes.Elsewhere, Reims beat Rennes 3-1.PSG had a chance to end 2014 as it had started, at the top of the league, but Montpellier went closest to taking the lead with a stunning effort from Morgan Sanson, who was ruled marginally offside on Anthony Mouniers cross.PSG was jeered off the pitch at halftime, with its closest effort being Ibrahimovics free kick which was comfortably gathered by Montpellier goalkeeper Jonathan Ligali.The champions increased the pressure after the break, and Thiago SSilva almost turned in a corner, but Mounier cleared the header off the line with Ligali beaten. Mallory Pugh Jersey. Edinson Cavani was proving ineffective and was substituted in the 65th to resounding boos.PSG appealed for a penalty four minutes from time but the referee waved away its claims after Mathieu Deplagne appeared to foul Adrien Rabiot.It was the first time since 2012 that PSG failed to score in successive matches.Monacos recovery continued as it ground out a fourth successive victory without conceding a goal.Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco broke the deadlock 11 minutes from time, controlling Lacina Traores pass before slotting past Metz goalkeeper Anthony Mfa.Bottom club Caen was hoping to move level with its opponents with a win but it was Bastia which took the lead in the 21st when Francois Kamano headed in his first Ligue 1 goal.Bastia would have moved out of the bottom three if it had managed to hold on but Julien Feret scored his first goal for Caen to level matters in the 73rd.The teams in the bottom three will take heart from the fact it is a tight bottom half of the table and Guingamp, which moved to provisional 12th, is nevertheless only three points off the relegation zone.Guingamp got off to the perfect start when Toulouse goalkeeper Ali Ahamada could only parry Christophe Mandannes lob and Thibault Giresse scored with the rebound in the eighth minute.Tongo Doumbia levelled for Toulouse, which had a great chance to take the lead in the 55th but Wissam Ben Yedder had his effort saved by Jonas Lossl. 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