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cali

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Mon Feb 17, 2014, 03:00 PM Feb 2014

One wins everything except at the Olympics and the other only wins at the Olympics (spoiler)

Lindsay Jacobellis is widely considered the best female snowboard Cross competitor in the world. But she's probably most famous for being ahead in her Olympic races and crashing.

Lindsey Jacobellis falls again while leading snowboard cross semifinal
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/lindsey-jacobellis-falls-again-while-leading-snowboard-cross-semifinal/2014/02/16/d3dbceee-970c-11e3-ae45-458927ccedb6_story.html


Andrew Weisbrecht only made the U.S. Alpine ski team this year because someone else suffered a broken leg. He hasn't been on a podium since Vancouver.

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America's Andrew Weibrecht, four years after stunningly taking super-G bronze in Vancouver, and having done absolutely nothing since, stole silver from his back-of-the-snowpack No. 29 start position.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-sochi-mens-super-g-20140217,0,4347296.column#ixzz2tbhcePga

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One wins everything except at the Olympics and the other only wins at the Olympics (spoiler) (Original Post) cali Feb 2014 OP
Lindsay was so far ahead again in her semi-final race yesterday RockaFowler Feb 2014 #1

RockaFowler

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1. Lindsay was so far ahead again in her semi-final race yesterday
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 05:46 PM
Feb 2014

Even though I knew the outcome already I was hoping she wouldn't go all out and blow it again. Nope - she did it again. This time without even going to the Finals.

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