d eriv e s fro m. During th e Gr e at North ern War th e Ru s si an s inva d 1710. T e d R e v al in h e p ort wa s r e b uilt a n d th e p o p ulation st art e d to gr ow rapidly. In 1940 Ru s sia o c c u pi e d E stonia. After th e S e c o n d World War, th e s m all Baltic st at e wa s a nn e x e d b y th e h u g e S o vi et e m pir e. O n th e 20th of Au g u st 1991, E stonia finally r e g ain e d ind e p e n d e n c e . Sin c e that Tallinn is a g ain th e c a pital of th e R e p u blic of E stonia.
Snowboarding 15. Speed skating 11. Short track speed skating 12. Skeleton The number of National Olympic Committees that will enter teams in the 2010 Winter Olympics is still unknown, but projected to be over 80. p ics ol ym i nter ns. er, W stonia c ouv 30 E Van at es I n cip rti pa Andrus Veerpalu (born February 8, 1971 in Pärnu) is an Estonian cross country skier. On February 17, 2006 he won his second Winter Olympics gold medal (in 15 km cross country skiing; his previous gold medal is from the Salt Lake City games), becoming the fourth
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