It may not be an Olympic year, but Black History Month is a great opportunity to look back on this achievement. 🥇
USA Two-Woman Bobsled Team Jill Bakken And Vonetta Flowers Celebrate Their Gold Medal. Photo by Tim De Waele
It’s history that Vonetta Flowers never thought she’d make after her dreams of Olympic glory appeared to be dead. A track and field athlete, Flowers in 1996 and 2000 attempted to qualify for the U.S. team that would compete at the Summer Olympics, but failed in close fashion in both attempts.After failing to make the 2000 team, Flowers’ husband, Johnny, saw a flyer trying to get track athletes to try out for the U.S. bobsled team.But then, Johnny and Vonetta gave it a shot.So much so, that she soon went to Utah to go on an actual bobsled track for the first time.. “So I was scared out of my mind.
But despite not winning a medal in 2006, her achievement in 2002 will always be one for the history books.
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