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LILLEHAMMER Cheap Nike Air Presto Flyknit Ultra High Mens White , Norway, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- With a story about the spark of enthusiasm as a symbol for inspiration, passion and creativity, Norway kicked off the opening ceremony of the second Winter Youth Olympic Games in its central city of Lillehammer on Friday.

About 15,000 spectators braved bone-chilling cold on the evening to participate in the ceremony at the Lysgardsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena Cheap Nike Air Presto SE Woven Shoes Grey , the same venue that hosted the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer in 1994.

The celebration centered around the journey of a boy who dreams of becoming the best athlete in the world and trains hard to achieve his goals.

And then, just as he loses his spark and simply gives up, he witnesses the Olympic Flame being carried by his hero Marit Bjorgen, Norwegian cross-country skier and six times Olympic champion, into the stadium -- an encounter that reignites his passion and joy in doing what he loves.

Bjorgen passed on the flame to 12-year-old Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway Cheap Men's Nike Air Presto Safari Black Yellow , who lit the same cauldron exactly 22 years after her father Crown Prince Haakon did the same thing at the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach urged the young athletes to enjoy competition, friendship and love for the sport during the ten-day events.

""These Games will be about your love for sport. They will also be about learning and sharing and about making new friends,"" the IOC chief said in his speech at the opening ceremony.

""This is what the Youth Olympic Games are all about: bringing young athletes together from all around the world to enjoy competition and friendship,"" Bach said. ""We are coming together to celebrate the Olympic Values of excellence, friendship and respect.""

A total of 1100 young athletes from the age of 14 to 18 from about 70 Olympic Committees will compete in 70 medal events during the Games from Feb. 12 to 21 in Norwegian cities of Lillehammer Cheap Mens Nike Air Presto QS Shoes Grey , Hamar, Gjovik, Oyer and Oslo.

Cultural exchange, learning and sharing are also important parts of the Youth Olympic Games as the young athletes will be engaged in many culture and education programs to help them foster the Olympic values.

The Youth Olympic Games was established on April 25, 2007 on the initiative of the former IOC President Jacques Rogge. The vision of the Games is to encourage young people around the world to practice sport Cheap Mens Nike Air Presto QS Shoes Grey Black , raise awareness of Olympism and encourage them to adopt the values of Olympism and disseminate the message of the Olympic Movement around them.

The first summer version of Youth Olympic Games was held in Singapore in 2010 while the first winter version was held in Innsbruck, Austria in 2012. China's eastern city of Nanjing hosted the second Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014.

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BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese basketball fans sent their best wishes to former NBA star Lamar Odom who was once close to death after found unconscious in a Nevada brothel.

After three days in critical condition during which he suffered a heart attack and organ failure, Odom now was breathing on his own through an oxygen mask rather through a breathing tube and opened his eyes wanting to communicate, according to sports broadcaster ESPN on Friday.

"He is my second favorite player behind Kobe. I hope he can get better Cheap Nike Shoes Mens Air Presto Black Red ," said a net user who introduced himself as a basketball player.

Chinese media gave plenty of coverage on the incident of the former Los Angeles player who was found unresponsive at the Love Ranch, a legal brothel in nearby Crystal, Nevada on Tuesday.

Reports said the 35-year-old had used cocaine on Saturday and taken 10 tabs of a purported sex-enhancing supplement over three days before losing consciousness following a four-day binge.

Drug abuse and visiting a brothel are behaviors generally frowned upon in China. Odom, however, won sympathies from his Chinese fans when stories about his poor childhood Cheap Mens Nike Air Presto High Shoes Grey Black , the loss of his son and failed marriage came along.

"What he did was bad but you may be more tolerant once you know what he has been through. At least he did not do harmful things to others or the society," said another net user from Shanghai.

Odom emerged as one of the most promising basketball talents of his generation after a difficult childhood in Queens, where his mother died of cancer when he was 12 and his estranged father was addicted to heroin.

Odom has two children with ex-girlfriend, Liza Morales. The 2006 crib death of another infant son, Jayden prompted Odom to consider quitting basketball. He played the next season displaying a T-shirt bearing his son's photo in his locker.

Odom spent seven years of 14-year NBA career with the Lakers Cheap Men's Nike Air Presto QS Fleece Pack Black Silver , winning the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award in 2011 and a second straight NBA title in 2010.

But his basketball career faded as his life became a spectacle after in 2009, he married TV star Khloe Kardashian. He was heartbroken in December 2011 when the Lakers attempted to trade him; he eventually landed in Dallas and then went to the Clippers.

Since being waived last season by the New York Knicks, Odom has been in an apparent personal downward spiral.

He was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2013 and did not contest the charge. Kardashian filed for divorce in December 2013, in a still-pending case.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- In her first testimony to the Congress Cheap Mens Nike Air Presto Essential Shoes Grey Red , U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated central bank's plan to taper its stimulus exit despite recent weakness in the economy.

The current economic situation and outlook, as well as the monetary policy, were the main focus of the hearing held twice a year.

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