The day after the opening ceremony, when suddenly you have people competing for medals in every event. ... It's like real reality TV. We're not going to be talking about skeleton coaches the day after the opening ceremony.
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When you do a team event at an Olympics, it's beyond the individuals involved. It's the whole country.David Wallechinsky
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