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ESPN’s Alyssa Roenigk interviewed a nervous, reserved Kelly Sildaru. The 14-year-old Estonian, who had won the Dew Tour contest one month before, wondered whether she’d be able to clear the big jumps—she weighs less than 100 pounds—and noted shifting weather conditions. But Sildaru won the event with her first run, which included a 900 mute off the initial jump. “I was blown away,” says

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