Duluth
Age: 29
Olympic experience: First
Twitter handle: @annaringsred
Bio: Ringsred retired from skating after missing the 2010 Olympic team. After finishing her degree in engineering, she decided to resume training in 2012 and take one more shot — and made the team for Sochi with a second-place finish in the 3,000 meters at December's Olympic trials. A veteran of several U.S. world championships teams, she now lives and trains in Calgary.
Event: Finished 26th in the 3,000 meters.
Anna Ringsred
February 14, 2014 at 6:09PM
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Lindsey Vonn 's defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine days.
