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  1. Vonetta Flowers' legacy opens door to more diverse bobsled progra...

    Jim Caple

    Vonetta 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
  2. 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
  3. With family in tow, Flowers just fine without medal

    Lindsay Berra

    Vonetta Flowers wrapped up her Olympics without a medal, but it didn't matter. Her family was with her.

    Story | Conversation | February 21, 2006
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Best U.S. Olympian nominees

    Find out who's in the running for this year's ESPY awards.

    PackageStory | June 03, 2002