Gold-Medal Run

Vonetta Flowers and Jill Bakken start off on their gold-medal run at Utah Olympic Park Track during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The winning two-woman bobsled run earned Flowers the distinction of being the first African American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.

Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers beginning their gold medal bobsled run at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers beginning their gold medal bobsled run at the 2002 Winter Olympics