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

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

Vonetta Flowers, left, and World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken, USA, react to the crowd as they step up to the podium during the medal ceremony in Salt Lake City, after winning the gold medal in women's two-man bobsled for the United States in the 2002 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 (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, 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

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

Vonetta Flowers, left, and World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Jill Bakken, USA, listen to the United States national anthem during the medal ceremony in Salt Lake City, after winning the gold medal in women's two-man bobsled for the United States in the 2002 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 (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

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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

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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19/02/2002

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