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MADRID -- For Cristiano Ronaldo, theres clearly something special about playing Atletico Madrid.Ronaldo is used to performing well regardless of the opponent but the star forward often finds another level against Real Madrids crosstown rival.No one has done better than him in the Madrid derby, not even the great Alfredo Di Stefano.With his hat trick on Saturday in the 3-0 win at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, Ronaldo reached 18 goals to surpass the former Madrid great as the derbys top all-time goal scorer.To score three goals in a game like this is something that only the great players can do, said former Real Madrid forward Emilio Butragueno, currently a club director. The great players show what they can do in games of this magnitude. Its a privilege to have a player like Ronaldo playing for this club.Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Ronaldos performance on Saturday should put an end to the debate over best player of the year award.I never had any doubt in my mind, Zidane said. He has shown that he deserves it all season long.Ronaldos performance was tough on Atletico, coming in the last Spanish league derby at the Calderon before the club moves into a new venue next season.A good result at the emotionally charged game was a matter of honor for Atletico players and fans. Watching Madrid run rampant at its ground was tough for the die-hard crowd that has packed the Calderon for the last 50 years.Atletico had been doing well against Madrid recently, unbeaten in six league games, but supporters still remember painful defeats in Champions League finals, when Ronaldo played key roles. The 31-year-old forward scored Madrids final goal in extra time in the 4-1 win in 2014, and converted the decisive penalty kick in the shootout in last seasons final in Milan.Ronaldo has scored against Atletico in three different competitions, with 11 goals coming in the Spanish league, six in the Copa del Rey and one in the Champions League.Di Stefano, who played for the club from 1953-64, scored 17 goals against Atletico.It was Ronaldos second hat trick at the Calderon, giving him a total of seven goals at the stadium that will be demolished after Atletico moves out. The other hat trick came in his first season with Madrid in 2012, and he also netted at the venue in 2014.Ronaldo scored Saturday with a free kick that deflected off the wall in the first half. He converted a penalty kick in the second after being fouled in the area and sealed the victory with an easy close-range shot after a pass by Gareth Bale.The win at the Calderon left Madrid four points clear of Barcelona, and nine points in front of Atletico, significantly diminishing the rivals title chances after only 12 matches.Madrid hasnt won the Spanish league title since 2012.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni Jonas Hector Germany Jersey . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Sami Khedira Jersey . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. http://www.germanysoccerpro.com/Kevin-Trapp-Germany-Jersey/ . The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. 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And even then she had spent the week overlooked until halfway through the 800 free when the world realized the youngest member of the entire U.S. Olympic delegation was about to win Olympic gold. Now she found herself waiting on the blocks in the most important position of the marquee race on the Olympics opening night.She said it felt weird watching three teammates dive in before her. She tried to block it out and focus on doing everything she could to bring home the gold. A week earlier, even she didnt know if she would be swimming the event in preliminaries. She had finished seventh in the 100 free a month earlier at Olympic trials. But after impressing her coaches during training camp she earned one of the four spots on the team for prelims. Then in that race she swam the second-fastest split of the 64 competitors in 52.64 seconds. It all led to that moment, anchoring the final leg.Its so much fun to have a relay as a first event, Ledecky said afterward. To relax and know you have these three girls to compete with.For those who dont follow the sport regularly, it might not have seemed like a big deal. Ledecky is a budding American star. Of course she anchored one of the marquee races of the meet. But Ledecky has built her success as a distance freestyler. Shes the world-record holder in the 400- 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle events. Swimming the 100 -- against the blindingly fast Australians no less -- iss like asking a marathon runner to take down Usain Bolt.ddddddddddddOn this night, the task would prove too tall. In the lane next to Ledecky, Australias Cate Campbell split in 51.97, and any chance Ledecky had to catch the Aussies was gone. The American team of Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, Dana Vollmer and Ledecky would swim an American record 3:31.89, more than a second behind the Aussies world-record time of 3:30.65.But the race was about far more than first and second place. This was a seminal moment in the career of the Americans brightest young star. For Ledecky to swim a pair of sub-53 splits speaks volumes about not only what can be expected of her in these Olympics but potential future games down the road.Ledecky left London a young distance freestyler, and three years later at World Championships in Russia swept the 400, 800 and 1,500. Adding the 200 and now potentially the 100 to her future event list would be unheard of. Or would it?Its absolutely amazing to have the versatility to have all those different speeds and races -- it says a huge amount for her athletic ability, Vollmer said of her teammate. She has that amazing ability to change her rhythm or whatever you want to call it for each race. Shes an absolute fighter. I had no fears with her as our anchor that she would dig deep and fight as hard as she could.Ledecky is scheduled to swim the 400 free on Sunday. She will also compete in the 200 and 800 free and the 200-free relay later this week. Any combination of five medals and she will tie Missy Franklins London record for a female swimmer.Shes Katie Ledecky, U.S. womens coach Dave Marsh said between sessions Saturday. She doesnt know her top end yet. Shes not superwoman, but shes pretty darn super. ' ' '