First Gold Completes the Circle

Winnipeg Free Press › August 28, 2009

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"And it's very special to them, obviously, and to me that they be here and be able to see such an accomplishment for me to reach my dream," added [Carol Huynh] (aptly pronounced "Win"). "They're already proud of me for getting here. It's just really great that they could get here and see it happen right in front of their eyes."

"It's an amazing story of leaving (another country) and looking to start a family where there's possibilities," he added. "It's an inspirational story."

"I don't think about it, because, you know, now I'm in Canada for almost 30 years," [Viem] said. "I'm a Canadian now."

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First Gold Completes the Circle

Huynh family returns to where it all began a half-century ago

Randy Turner

BEIJING -- How fitting that Canada's first gold medal of the 2008 Olympic Games was won in a ring.

A full circle.

For in the c...

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