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The first winners in the 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES debut for womens two-man bobsledding. World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken, USA, left, and Vonetta Flowers, of "USA-2" bobsled, show off their newly awarded gold medals presented to them at the medal ceremony in Salt Lake City. The team was not favored going in but ended up breaking a 46 year drought for the United States, winning the Gold over another American team and favored German team, setting a track record in the process

World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken (right) and Vonetta Flowers in USA-2, sprint down the track for the women's two-man Bobsled in their way to a gold medal at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, during the 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES. The team was not favored going in but ended up breaking a 46 year drought for the United States and winning the Gold over another American team and favored German team, setting a track record in the process

The first winners in the 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES debut for womens bobsledding. (Counterclockwise) Germany's Sandra Prokoff and Ulrike Holzner, silver medallist; Germanys Nicole Herschmann, Susi-Lisa Erdmann, bronze medallists; and USA's World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken, USA, and Vonetta Flowers, gold medallist; smile for the crowd moment after being presented their medals for the women's two-man bobsled during the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES

SPECIALIST William "Bill" Tavares, Womens Team Head Coach, seen here at a press conference held in the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, will lead the women's bobsled team to competition at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. The 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES will be the first time Women's Bobsled will be participating as a medal sport. His team, SPECIALIST Jill Bakken and her partner, Vonetta Flowers, were not the favored team going in but ended up breaking a 46 year drought for the United States and winning the Gold over another American team and favored German team, setting a track record in the process

SPECIALIST William "Bill" Tavares, USA, Womens Team Head Coach, smiles at a response given by athletes during a press conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The women answered many questions about how they felt competing in the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES for the first time as part of the women's bobsled team. His team, SPECIALIST Jill Bakken and her partner, Vonetta Flowers, were not the favored team going in but ended up breaking a 46 year drought for the United States and winning the Gold over another American team and favored German team, setting a track record in the process

World Class Athlete SPECIALIST (SPC) Jill Bakken, USA, smiles while answering questions during a post-event press conference about, her and her partner, being the first women to win a gold medal in the sport of bobsled during the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. SPC Bakken and Vonetta Flowers lead "USA-2" to the Gold at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah during the Winter Olympic Games. The team was not favored going in but ended up breaking a 46 year drought for the United States, winning the Gold over another American team and favored German team, setting a track record in the process

World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken, USA, (front), and Vonetta Flowers in "USA-2" bobsled, celebrate their final and gold medal winning run in the women's two-man bobsled event at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah during the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. The team was not favored going in but ended up breaking a 46 year drought for the United States and winning the Gold over another American team and favored German team, setting a track record in the process

World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken, USA, will drive "USA-2" bobsled down the track at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, during the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. These games will be the first for the women bobsledders to compete for a medal in Olympic history. SPC Jill Bakken and her partner, Vonetta Flowers, were not the favored team going in but ended up breaking a 46 year drought for the United States and winning the Gold over another American team and favored German team, setting a track record in the process

World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken, USA, speaks with the media during a press conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 2002 games will be the first for the women bobsledders to compete for a medal in Olympic history.020214-N-3995K-001

Competing in the 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES debut for womens bobsledding, World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken, USA, drives the "USA-2" bobsled for the first of two runs in the event. The team was not favored going in but ended up breaking a 46 year drought for the United States and winning the Gold over another American team and favored German team, setting a track record in the process

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Subject Operation/Series: 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Base: Park City

State: Utah (UT)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Preston Keres, USN

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