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City Vaughan
Country Canada

Skeleton racer's struggles to fund his Olympic dream

Skeleton racer Eric Neilson took work as a Calgary mail-carrier for several years to help finance his training. Some extra funding allowed the 32-year-old to quit the job and he says he's looking forward to competing in Sochi. 
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The Canadian Press
Unique identifier: CP14664120 
Legacy Identifier: o_OLY-SKE-Neilson20140122T1600 
Type: Video 
Duration: 2m3s 
Dimensions: 1280px × 720px     74.90 MB 
Create Date: 1/22/2014 4:00:00 PM 
Display aspect ratio: 16:9 
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