Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean (C), Greek President Carolos Papoulias (2ndR) and Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong (L) listen to the national anthems during the handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean (C), Greek President Carolos Papoulias (2ndR) and Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong (L) listen to the national anthems during the handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009.

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  1. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (L) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus (R) attend a welcoming ceremony prior to their meeting on December 02, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  2. Slovenia's President Danilo Turk (R) and his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias listen national anthems at the beginning of Papoulias' visit in Slovenia in castle Brdo near Kranj November 17, 2009.

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  1. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (L) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus attend a press conference after their meeting on December 02, 2009, at the Prague Castle, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  2. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (L) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus attend a press conference after their meeting on December 02, 2009, at the Prague Castle, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  3. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (L) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus attend a press conference after their meeting on December 02, 2009, at the Prague Castle, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  4. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (L) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus (R) attend a welcoming ceremony prior to their meeting on December 02, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  5. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (L) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus pose for photographers during their meeting at the Prague Castle on December 02, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  6. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (R) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus (L) attend a welcoming ceremony prior to their meeting on December 02, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  7. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (L) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus pose for photographers during their meeting at the Prague Castle on December 02, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  8. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - DECEMBER 02: Presidents of Greece Karolos Papoulias (R) and Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus (L) attend a welcoming ceremony prior to their meeting on December 02, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Greek President is on a four-day official visit to the Czech Republic.
  9. Vancouver Olympic Committee CEO John Furlong (R) and the wife of Jack Poole (C), Darlene, light the Olympic cauldron during torch ceremonies in Victoria, British Columbia October 30, 2009. Looking on in background is Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson (L). The torch will now begin 106-day journey across Canada before arriving at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games on February 12.
  10. Vancouver Organizing Committee CEO John Furlong, center, lights the community caldron as Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, left to right, Darlene Poole, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell look on in Victoria, British Columbia, on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The Olympic flame which traveled all the way from Greece, will now start a 106-day cross-country relay which will end in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Feb. 12, 2010, to mark the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
  11. Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games chief John Furlong (L) receives the Olympic Flame from the President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spiros Kapralos during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009.
  12. Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong (R) transfers the Olympic flame to light a cauldron during a handover ceremony at Panathenian stadium in Athens October 29,2009. Greece on Thursday handed the Olympic flame to Canada, host of the 2010 Winter Games, setting it off for the biggest-ever national relay ahead of the February 12 opening ceremony.
  13. Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong raises a torch with the Olympic flame during a handover ceremony at Panathenian stadium in Athens October 29,2009. Greece on Thursday handed the Olympic flame to Canada, host of the 2010 Winter Games, setting it off for the biggest-ever national relay ahead of the February 12 opening ceremony.
  14. Chief of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games John Furlong (L) raises a torch with the Olympic flame after it was transferred to him by President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spyros Kapralos (R) during a handover ceremony at Panathenian stadium in Athens October 29,2009. Greece on Thursday handed the Olympic flame to Canada, host of the 2010 Winter Games, setting it off for the biggest-ever national relay ahead of the February 12 opening ceremony.
  15. Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong holds recieves the Olympic Flame by the president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spiros Kapralos during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009.
  16. Vancouver 2010 Games chief John Furlong holds the Olympic Flame during the flame handing over ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Panathenian marble stadium in Athens on October 29, 2009.

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