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Niklas Backstrom
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896 and were held every four years except in 1916, 1940 and 1944 due to the World Wars. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Niklas Backstrom was born on February 13, 1978 in Helsinki, Finland and is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League, NHL, and has represented Finland in international play. He formerly played for Karpat in the Finnish SM-liiga. He is not to be confused with Nicklas Backstrom, the Swedish ice hockey forward, who currently plays for Brynas IF in the Swedish Elitserien.
The desire to use his talents for the Glory and Honor of his God and Country propelled him in an attempt to excel at the highest level of sporting achievement to inspire future generations of his countrymen to do the same upholding the highest standards of patriotic fervor.
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