Jill Bakken

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Vonetta Flowers and Jill Bakken

Jill Bakken

American bobsledder

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bobsledding
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…inaugural women’s event went to Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers of the United States. Flowers was the first Black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal at the Winter Games. A women’s monobob event, featuring a one-person sled, debuted at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics; the first gold medal was…
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…inaugural women’s event went to Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers of the United States. Flowers was the first Black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal at the Winter Games. A women’s monobob event, featuring a one-person sled, debuted at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics; the first gold medal was…
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