{"id":314,"date":"2010-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2010\/02\/inspiration-on-the-ice.html"},"modified":"2010-02-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T00:00:00","slug":"inspiration-on-the-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/02\/inspiration-on-the-ice.html","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration on the Ice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A story of heartbreak and inspiration has come from the Canadian figure skater <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/59723\/22325037\/The_Olympics!&amp;post_num=89#391510309\">Joanie Rochette<\/a>. Read the powerful forum post:<br \/>\n&#8220;On a much more INSPIRING note, this young lady is a winner no matter where she meets on the podium. Canadian figure skater Joanie Rochette is in 3rd place after the ladies short. 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