SOCHI DUO
Sochi’s slopes will see one of the most exciting showdowns of the 2014 Games, as U.S. Ski Team champions Bode Miller and Ted Ligety battle the Europeans, and each other, for another chance at gold.
Jake Bright is a Whitehead Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association and Contributing Writer for Bloomberg LP's Bloomberg Institute. In addition to publishing on business, finance, and Africa, he writes select features on topics including outdoor sports, politics, and culture.
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