Canadians: Selfish With Beer, Generous With Skis
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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In Sochi, the Canadians have filled an entire fridge with Molson beer but it requires a Canadian passport to open. Still, this Olympic moment: The coach of Canada's cross country ski team spotted a Russian competitor struggling with a broken ski, and promptly ran out and gave him a replacement.
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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne. In Sochi, the Canadians have filled an entire fridge with Molson beer, but it's not for sharing. The fridge requires the scan of a Canadian passport to open.
Still, this Olympic moment: Yesterday, the coach of Canada's cross country ski team spotted a Russian competitor struggling to the finish line with a broken ski, and promptly ran out and gave him a replacement.
In sum, Canadians: selfish with beer, generous with skis. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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