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February 18, 2006

Like NASCAR on snowboard

BARDONECCHIA, Italy -- Picture a NASCAR driver on a snowboard, wearing a bib and a helmet, racing down a treacherous icy track, jostling for position at 35 mph through high-banked hairpin turns, catching air off a 15-foot ramp, avoiding a wreck, and passing the leader at precisely the right moment to win an Olympic gold

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Posted by Michael at February 18, 2006 11:25 AM