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| Prior to going to the Olympics, David Zapatka and Chris Simmons traveled to Sundance, Utah to do a shoot with Robert Redford. After doing an hour long interview, they skiied with the actor getting shots of him skiing for an Olympic feature. |
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Early in the Olympics, the crew was caught hangin' with snowboarder Seth Wescott, the eventual gold medal winner in bordercross. |
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The 17 Day crew of intreperter Chiara Carmaletto, driver Patrick Brown, assistant Mark Leonard, soundman Chris Simmons, and cameraman David Zapatka hang at the bottom of the men's slalom course. |
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Zapatka shoots snowboarder Danny Kass at the media day event before the games. |
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Zapatka and Leonard catch a quick nap on the back of the crew van, where much of their time was spent traveling between the city and the mountains. |
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Zapatka holds the Olympic flame in the palm of his hands on a night out in Torino. |
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Sestrierre at night from the hotel, showing the men's downhill run. |
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Chiara, Chris and Patrick taka a break while skiing at Sauze D'Oulx on a rare off-day towards the end of the games. |
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The daytime view of the men's downhill run in Sestrierre. |
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| Zapatka shoots some of the mud that appeared almost daily at most of the venues. |
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| Zapatka with old friend and luge athlete Sam Retrosi. Zapatka's daughter Cara spent 3 years training with the luge team in the late 1990s, and was Sam's roommate for much of her time at the training camps. |  |
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| Zapatka goofing "Oh, No, not another speedskating shoot!" |  |
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| Zapatka and Simmons at the speedskating venue. |  |
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| Tom Brokaw arrived at the Olympics for the second full week, and the 17 Day crew was assigned to be his camera crew. |  |
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| Zapatka shooting the skiing freestylers while Brokaw interviews the athletes. |  |
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| Simmons bundled up for the night cold at the freestyle venue. |  |
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| Mark Leonard on the move heading to a nighttime venue. |  |