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Hockey is their life
Speaking to an NBC correspondent, a Latvian fan explains his passion for the country's hockey team.
February 24, 2006
So what if the Latvian ice hockey team crashed and burned during the Winter Olympics? The fans love the team regardless, according to a story that ran Feb. 22 in the United States on the NBC television network.
Correspondent Kevin Tibbles reported from Turin, Italy, on the legendary colorful and loud Latvian hockey fans, complete with their sarkanbaltsarkans facepaint—“the wackiest, happiest, noisiest fans imagineable,” according to Tibbles.
Latvians, according to the story, live for hockey, a point driven home by a quote from a young fan: “Hockey is my life.”
To read Tibbles’ story or view the video, visit MSNBC. One problem: You will need a Windows-based computer, because to view the video the required software includes Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6.0, Windows Media Player 10.0 and Macromedia Flash 7.
Thanks to a number of readers who sent us the link to the story, and to all those who wrote in asking where they could watch the video.
— Andris Straumanis
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