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Alexandre Bilodeau captured Canadas first gold medal at the 2010 Olympics, while Charles Hamelin was the Canadian teams only multi gold medallist in Vancouver. Erik Guay narrowly missed the Olympic podium four years ago, but hes Canadas most decorated World Cup alpine skier. The next honour one of them could add to an already illustrious career is Canadas flag-bearer for the Sochi Olympics. On Thursday in Ottawa, the Canadian Olympic Committee will announce who will carry the Maple Leaf into the Sochi opening ceremonies, and Bilodeau, Hamelin and Guay, all leaders in their respective sports, are all strong candidates. "Just being among those, its a great honour for me because those are great athletes and there are many more athletes that deserve to carry the flag and deserve to be in the front row when it comes to Canada and to be role models," Bilodeau told The Canadian Press in Montreal on Wednesday. "It would be a tremendous honour to do that for my country and well see (Thursday), but its definitely something very special to be flag-bearer and whomever its going to be, were going to be proud." When asked if hed been tipped to be in Ottawa, Bilodeau laughed and said "I havent been contacted yet, so if its already decided, Im not the one." Bilodeau won moguls gold on the second day of the Games, and the image of the freestyle skier celebrating with his brother Frederic is one of the most enduring of Vancouver. Hamelin claimed two of Canadas record-setting 14 gold medals, but even more remarkable is the fact the short-track speedskater, whos also an eight-time world champion, won them within half an hour of each other, winning the 500 metres before returning to the track as part of the victorious 5,000-metre relay. Guay posted a pair of fifth-place finishes in Vancouver, in the downhill and super-G, missing a medal in super-G by just three hundredths of a second. In December, he won his 21st World Cup medal, breaking the Canadian record for podium performances held by Steve Podborski. Guay will be in Kitzbuehel, Austria, on Thursday, where hes racing in a World Cup. Canadas flag-bearer traditionally generates plenty of conversation, and this time is no different, with Canadian hockey stars Sidney Crosby and Hayley Wickenheiser garnering much support. Crosby, who created one of Vancouvers golden moments when he scored the winner in the final versus the U.S., isnt expected to be in Sochi for the opening ceremonies as his Pittsburgh Penguins have a game that night versus the New York Rangers. While Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara is missing two of Bostons NHL games to carry the flag for Slovakia, when asked about the possibility of carrying Canadas flag, Crosby said last weekend "It hasnt been brought up (by the Canadian Olympic Committee)." Wickenheiser, meanwhile, is Canadas biggest womens star and a pioneer of the game who will make her fifth Olympic appearance. According to Hockey Canada, the womens team will march in the Feb. 7 opening ceremonies, despite playing their opening game the following night versus Switzerland. Wickenheiser, however, was a participant in the 2010 opening ceremonies -- she read the athletes oath. Plus, womens hockey player Danielle Goyette carried the flag into the opening ceremonies in 2006 in Turin, Italy. Long-track speedskater Clara Hughes carried the flag in the 2010 opening ceremonies while figure skater Joannie Rochette, who captured bronze just days after the death of her mom, was chosen to carry it out. Other favourites for Sochi include figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who won Canadas first ice dance gold medal in Vancouver, and three-time world champion Patrick Chan. With the new team event starting the day before the opening ceremonies, however, Virtue and Moir have said they wont march. Two-time world champion Kaillie Humphries, who teamed up with Heather Moyse in Vancouver to win Canadas first ever womens bobsled medal, is another favourite. She and Moyse will be gunning for gold again in Sochi. And long-track speedskater Christine Nesbitt also won gold in Vancouver, and is a seven-time world champion and has won a whopping 39 World Cup titles. Theres a Facebook pace supporting skier Larisa Yurkiw for flag-bearer that has over 3,500 likes. Yurkiw missed the Vancouver Games after suffering a bad knee injury in 2009, and then was forced to go pounding on doors for financial support after she was cut from the national team program. Yurkiw bounced back to qualify for Canadas Sochi-bound team. Each sport nominates an athlete as a candidate for flag-bearer. But some athletes see the responsibility as a distraction. Diver Alexandre Despatie told reporters before the 2012 London Games that he would decline any offer to carry the flag. "Its a great distraction, although it is the greatest honour an athlete can receive," the two-time Olympic silver medallist said. Moguls skier Jean-Luc Brassard finished fourth at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, and blamed his disappointing performance on the fact hed carried the flag a day earlier. Among other recent flag-bearers named recently: Japan selected womens curler Ayumi Ogasawara, Italy chose two-time Olympic mens luge champion Armin Zoeggeler, and Spain will hand its flag to figure skater Javier Fernandez. Yeezy Powerphase Cz . LOUIS -- Russell Martin wanted a better fate for his starting pitcher and helped deliver a happier ending. Adidas Nmd Levne Cz . -- Tony Finau won the Stonebrae Classic on Sunday for his first Web. http://www.botynmdlevne.com/adidas-nmd-panska-levne.html . 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UFC President Dana White announced the matchups Wednesday for the mixed martial arts promotions first show in Southern California since February 2013. Weidman (12-0) has defended the 185-pound title twice since taking it away from Anderson Silva in July 2013. His defence against Belfort (24-10) was rescheduled from Dec. 6 after Weidman broke his hand in training. Weidman and Belfort initially were scheduled to meet in May, but Belfort was pulled from the card after the Nevada State Athletic Commission banned testosterone replacement therapy. Belfort was a vocal participant in the sanctioned steroid use while fighting exclusively in Brazil over the past two years, but the Brazilian veteran says he has dropped the much-criticized practice. The Staples Center show will be a home event for Rousey (10-0), a Southern California native and nascent film actor who has become one of thhe UFCs biggest stars while defending her 135-pound title four times.dddddddddddd Rousey was previously slated to meet Zingano (9-0) at UFC 182 in Las Vegas on Jan. 3. No reason has been given for the change, but Rousey is capable of headlining a pay-per-view card if Belfort proved unable to compete. Zingano beat Miesha Tate in 2013 to earn her title shot at Rousey and a chance to coach on the UFCs competition reality show. But Zingano tore a knee ligament and needed surgery, and she eventually spent 18 months out of the octagon while dealing with her rehabilitation and her husbands suicide. The UFC has been absent from the nations second-largest market since Rousey made her first title defence in Anaheim at UFC 157. The promotion cancelled UFC 176, scheduled for Aug. 2 at Staples Center, when featherweight champion Jose Aldo got injured in training and couldnt compete in his rematch with Chad Mendes. White also added a lightweight bout between Donald Cowboy Cerrone and contender Myles Jury to the UFC 182 card in January after moving Rouseys fight to UFC 184. ' ' '