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    US women win historic Olympic gold in cross-country skiing

    Feb 21, 2018 3 minutes

    When Norway and Sweden contest Olympic cross-country races, their crown prince and king routinely attend.

    So far, no one has heard of an American president coming to watch such a spectacle. But US skier Kikkan Randall had a dream just after Barack Obama was inaugurated that she was riding on Air Force One, telling him how great her sport was – and he promised to help raise its profile in America.

    That’s just how Randall is. She dreams big. While Obama didn’t quite manage to do that for her, she did it

    A team medalA culture of Yes We Can

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