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Steven

Holcomb’s BUCKING THE

Olympic

legacy to BRONCOS

grow, for

a final time

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
U.S. bobsledder Steven
Holcomb is getting one last
victory celebration.
A long overdue one.
More than 2 1/2 years after
his death — and almost six
years removed from the
bobsled races in question
— Holcomb and his team
are about to finally be pre-
sented the silver medals
that they should have re-
ceived at the 2014 Sochi
Olympics. Holcomb and
teammates Steven Lang-
ton, Chris Fogt and Curt
Tomasevicz were originally
awarded bronze medals,
which were eventually up-
graded after a long probe
of the Russian doping scan-
dal that now overshadows
those games.
The medal reallocation will
take place at the Team
USA Awards in Los Angeles.
Langton, Fogt and Toma-
sevicz are all expected to
attend, as is longtime U.S.
bobsled coach Brian Shim-
er and other top American
sliding officials. Holcomb,
who was 37 when he died
in his sleep at the Olym-
pic Training Center in Lake
Placid, New York in May Vikings overcome 20-0 deficit
2017, will be represented
by his family. "I think the
word that comes to mind to beat Broncos 27-23
most quickly is bittersweet,"
said Jean Schaefer, Hol-
comb's mother. "It's cer- Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton, right, catch-
tainly a great honor for Ste- es a pass over Minnesota Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes,
ven and I'm so very, very left, during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov.
proud of him — as I have
been so very proud of him 17, 2019, in Minneapolis.
his whole life. But there's Associated Press
also a great sadness that Page 19
he's not here to enjoy the
fruits of his efforts and to
celebrate with his team."

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