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Tennis: Sharapova to work for NBC at Sochi Olympics Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will work for NBC during its Winter Olympics coverage in her childhood home of Sochi
The four-time Grand Slam champion lived in Sochi until she was 6 and still has family and friends in the area. She was Russia's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she won a silver medal. NBC Olympics executive producer Jim Bell says that Sharapova ''transcends sports as one of the world's most recognizable stars.'' He adds that ''Maria will offer a unique and personal perspective on a place she knows so well.'' The opening ceremony in Sochi is Feb. 7. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at@AO_Sportsand on Facebook atAhramOnlineSports.) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/86419.aspx