Bobsled Duo Vonetta Flowers and Jill Bakken's Gold Medal Moment

Olympic Bobsledder Vonetta Flowers recounts her incredible story of becoming the first African American Olympian to win a gold medal at the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Games. Flowers explains how switching dreams from being an Olympic track & field athlete to an Olympic bobsledder changed her life. Flowers was partnered with Jill Bakken to win an Olympic gold at the 2002 Salt Lake Games. Watch this emotional gold medal moment series.

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[Lillia Ambrosio]

Really touching. Vonetta Flowers is my hero.

[David Barzaga]

Wow. Thanks for sharing. This is indeed a great great story.

[rosestillwagon]

This was a wonderful story to watch at the end of a difficult workday. Tears of joy!

[Strongboy1770]

There were no winter games in 2012. But Vonetta is hot.

[Katie Jewett]

I love this story!