Published>Sat, Jan 30 10 06:49 AM
Speed skater Clara Hughes, the only Canadian to win medals at both the Summer and Winter Games, has been selected to carry her country's flag into the opening ceremonies of next month's 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
A five-time Olympian with five medals, Hughes will defend the 5,000 metres title she won at the Turin Games, where she also took a silver in the team pursuit.
The 37-year-old Winnipeg native was also a bronze medallist in the 5,000m at the 2002 at Salt Lake City Olympics and won bronze medals in cycling's road race and time trial at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games.
Hughes, who speaks both of Canada's official languages English and French, is equally admired for her humanitarian work, donating $10,000 to the Right to Play after her gold medal victory in Turin.
The opening ceremonies, the first for a Winter Games to be staged indoors, are scheduled for BC Place on Feb. 12.
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