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Article: Women Bobsled to Make Olympic Debut
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- February 19, 2002
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Title: Women Bobsled to Make Olympic Debut
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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) _ Nobody has paid any attention to that other
U.S. bobsled driver. She's not about to complain.
"It's great," Jill Bakken said. "We're kind of known as the other
team, and I like that. I don't think some people even know we're on
the team."
With Jean Racine receiving all the publicity, Bakken and brakewoman
Vonetta Flowers of Birmingham, Ala., have happily remained in her
shadow.
"I don't mind not being bombarded by media and stuff because it gives
me more time to train," said Bakken, who lives in Park City. "I feel
we've set ourselves up so that we ...