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Article: With state-of-the-art bobsled, U.S. team mounts threat to Europeans. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- February 8, 1994
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PHILADELPHIA _ Can a good ol' boy from the stock-car circuit team up with an ex-football player from Naples, Fla., and find success in Olympic bobsledding?
It is an odd mix, certainly, but look at it this way:
The United States has not won an Olympic medal in the bobsled since 1956, so why not try something new?
``I really think we have a shot this time,'' said Brian Shimer, the collegiate halfback turned driver who will pilot the top U.S. four-man sled at the Winter Games that begin Saturday in Lillehammer, Norway.
``The Europeans have dominated this sport a long time, but they know we're right on their tails. I can see it in their faces. They're worried and ...
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