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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SPECIALIST (SPC) William "Bill" Tavares, USA, Womens Team Head Coach, (left), SPC Jill Bakken, USA, USA-2 Driver, (center), and SPC Tuffield "Tuffy" Latour, USA, Womens Team Driving Coach, will represent the World Class Athlete Program in women's bobsled at the 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES in Salt Lake City. The team, with Vonetta Flowers as the brakeman, 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. They were also the first winners in the 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES debut for womens two-man bobsledding

Vonetta Flowers (left) and World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken, USA, laugh at the recent accomplishment moments after winning the gold medal for the United States in first women's two-man bobsled event 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

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

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Subject Operation/Series: 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES

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winners first winners olympic winter games debut olympic winter games debut womens counterclockwise germany sandra prokoff sandra prokoff ulrike holzner ulrike holzner silver medallist silver medallist nicole herschmann germanys nicole herschmann susi lisa erdmann susi lisa erdmann bronze bronze medallists usa athlete bakken world class athlete specialist jill bakken vonetta flowers vonetta flowers gold gold medallist smile crowd moment crowd moment medals women two man utah world class athlete specialist medal high resolution winter olympic games salt lake city jo 1 preston keres olympic games sport competitions us national archives