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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The Canadian team of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir put together a flawless program Monday that was rewarded with a gold medal in Olympic ice dancing.Russian and Soviet skaters had dominated this event since it became a part of the Olympics in 1976, but Virtue and Moir broke through after finishing second and third in the world championships the last two years.

That gave them a point total for the three nights' work of 221.57.The only other winners of this event from outside Russia or the Soviet Union have been Britain's Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in 1984 and France's Marina Arissina and Gwendal Peizerat eight years ago.

The actress — who raises son Auden, 9, with her Olympic volleyball player husband Christian “Chip” McCaw — says she’s banned her boy from watching the television because she doesn’t want him growing up addicted to the small screen.
Supermodel-cum-Hollywood actress Amber Valletta hit the runway in her late teens, and, though a frequent presence in fashion ads for several years prior, first made national headlines in July 1993. That summer, under representation by Boss Models, the svelte 19-year-old Oklahoman blonde upstaged.

LOS ANGELES — Natalie Coughlin won't be going for the gold on "Dancing with the Stars."
The Olympic swimmer and her professional partner, Alec Mazo, were eliminated Tuesday from ABC's popular dancing competition. The pair received a total score of 22 out of 30 from the show's judges for their paso doble Monday. After viewer votes were combined with the judges' scores, the 27-year-old Olympic gold medalist was eliminated from the show.
"I guess I didn't show it, how much I loved it," said Coughlin, "but I really did, and I'm sorry."
Before Coughlin's dismissal, the show's 16 professional dancers honored the late Michael Jackson with a performance fusing classic ballroom and Latin styles set to "I Want You Back," ''Man In The Mirror" and "Thriller." Jackson family members including Katherine, La Toya and Jermaine Jackson watched the tribute from the front row in the ballroom.
"He's just an inspiration to all of us," said professional dancer Mark Ballas.
The nine remaining celebrity contestants competing for the "Dancing with the Stars" mirrorball trophy are entertainer Donny Osmond, actress Melissa Joan Hart, model Joanna Krupa, professional snowboarder Louie Vito, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, singers Mya and Aaron Carter and TV personalities Mark Dacascos and Kelly Osbourne.