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Last Man Standing

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                                                                                                       link           Steven Bradbury was born on October 14th, 1973 in Australia, where Winter Sports were not fanned by most. Despite that, by the age of 20, he had emerged as the best speed skater in Australia. Soon after, he advanced as a skater of international class , inspiring 3 others to join him in the Olympics. This was how Australia won its first ever Winter Olympic Medal (Bronze) in the 4x5000 meter relay at the 1994 Olympics of Lillehammer.           Bradbury didn’t stop there. He strived to compete with the best of the best, so he went ahead to pursue his dream of an individual gold medal, but had no luck in the Olympics of 1994 nor 1998. And it looked like chances were slim in 2002, with just one event left to go. Starting off strong, Bradbury won his qualifying heats and finished second in his quarterfinal. But his competitors in the semifinal were so fierce that left him