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Next Aussie Winter hero not so accidental

 

Next Aussie Winter hero not so accidental

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Australia won its first Winter Olympics gold medal when speedskater Steven Bradbury -- later to be dubbed "The Accidental Hero" -- finished first when all four skaters ahead of him fell at Salt Lake.

Australia won its first Winter Olympics gold medal when speedskater Steven Bradbury -- later to be dubbed "The Accidental Hero" -- finished first when all four skaters ahead of him fell at Salt Lake.

With 16 months to go before the 2006 Winter Games at Turin, Italy, Australian sports scientists are doing their best to improve the odds of winning more gold -- without that kind of bad luck befalling the competition.

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Story courtesy of Sports Illustrated
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