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    Olympics Buzz: The truth behind some underdog stories is disappointing

    by John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times Feb 18, 2018 3 minutes

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    Everybody loves an underdog story and the Winter Olympics is full of them because, except for a few sports, the average viewer has absolutely no idea who any of the people are anyway.

    What it creates are these sports oxymorons, all in the hope of gaining fame by virtue of having none.

    The most famous, only because of the movie "Cool Runnings,"

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