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r2k398 t1_jbpbbwv wrote

Reply to comment by ajkeence99 in Mikaela Shiffrin gets her record 86th World Cup victory by Jokobib

Apollo Anton Ohno, Picabo Street, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan

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ajkeence99 t1_jbpc1rz wrote

Names that ring a bell to me but that don't just come to mind when considering the topic. I remember them enough to know, well believe, it was actually Kristi Yamaguchi. Anyway, I made another comment down below about the topic. It's not meant in a disrespectful manner towards her just speaking to my take on the situation as a whole.

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Realistic_Condition7 t1_jbqahun wrote

As someone who doesn’t pay attention to winter sports and only hears (or sometimes watches) about it is when the Winter Olympics are on, I’ve never heard of any of those people.

I’ve heard of Lindsey Vonn though.

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r2k398 t1_jbqamsa wrote

They are all Olympians but not current.

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Realistic_Condition7 t1_jbr3brp wrote

Gotcha. Idk why Lindsey Vonn is the one I remember. Maybe she was involved in more tabloids or something. Shaun White I remember as well.

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floofnstuff t1_jbr2s0k wrote

Here’s a name you’ve probably heard- Tonya Harding

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blackcatpandora t1_jbrhzhi wrote

Hell yeah picabo street! That’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time

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Sell_TheKids_ForFood t1_jbpqbgu wrote

So that's 4 names out of what 30 years?

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r2k398 t1_jbpqhha wrote

Those were the only ones I could think of. Not too many of them. I would like to know the names of those badass curling team members.

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Sell_TheKids_ForFood t1_jbpqwdp wrote

I think that's the point. I spent many years as a huge sports fan, and other than hockey players, winter Olympians don't seem to stand out.
This person is the Tiger Woods of skiing, maybe even the Michael Jordan of skiing, and I have never heard her name before and I think that's a shame.

Edit: Maybe that's on me, too. To find these kinds of stories instead of waiting to be fed them.

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r2k398 t1_jbpsc03 wrote

I’ve heard of her and Vonn and then Body Miller and Jeremy Bloom on the men’s side. Those are the only skiers I can think of.

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