Canadian Olympian’s mother was a source of strength and support

Posted Feb 21, 2010 04:56:06 PM.

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Joannie Rochette’s mother was her strength, her quiet support in the background, the woman who helped to lead her step by step to her dreams of competing at the Olympics.

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