8 results for "vonetta flowers"
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Vonetta Flowers' legacy opens door to more diverse bobsled progra...
Jim CapleVonetta Flowers became the first African-American bobsledder from any country to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics when she and Jill Bakken topped the podium at the 2002 Salt Lake Games. And the current U.S. women's bobsled team diversity refle...
Blog | February 17, 2013 -
2010 Vancouver Olympics: Figure skating great Peggy Fleming shook...
A spokesman for Vice President Joe Biden says figure skating great Peggy Fleming and former bobsled champion Vonetta Flowers sustained "minor injuries" in a traffic accident while riding in Biden's motorcade at the Vancouver Olympics.
Story | Conversation | February 14, 2010 -
With family in tow, Flowers just fine without medal
Lindsay BerraVonetta Flowers wrapped up her Olympics without a medal, but it didn't matter. Her family was with her.
Story | Conversation | February 21, 2006 -
Flowers' return for second gold a family affair
Vonetta Flowers made history at the 2002 Winter Olympics. In Torino, she is hoping for another gold, and this time, her family will be with her.
Story | Conversation | January 08, 2006 -
Prahm, Flowers tie Germans for bobsled gold
Americans Jean Prahm and Vonetta Flowers tied Germany's Sandra Kiriasis and Anja Schneiderheinze at a bobsled World Cup competition Friday.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2005 -
Racine-Flowers team rises to third overall
Jean Racine led her U.S. bobsled team to a World Cup victory Friday, setting a track record in the second run. The victory by Racine and Vonetta Flowers in United States 1 moved the Americans into third place in the overall standings.
Story | Conversation | January 28, 2005 -
No guidebooks for elite athletes on being a mom
Elite female athletes in some sports are refusing to follow that old dictum about waiting until the end of their careers to start their families.
Story | Conversation | May 09, 2003 -
Best U.S. Olympian nominees
Find out who's in the running for this year's ESPY awards.
PackageStory | June 03, 2002