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spt_oly_Uhlaender_profile.sTitle = "Turin spotlight on: Katie Uhlaender";
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spt_oly_Uhlaender_profile[i-1].body = "Katie Uhlaender has quickly established herself as one of the top skeleton sliders in the United States the past four years. Now, she will go to the Olympics as the lone competitor for the U.S. women's skeleton team in the hopes of finding her way to the medal podium.";

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spt_oly_Uhlaender_profile[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Uhlaender was born on July 17, 1984 in Vail, Colo. A skier since age two, she also was a track star in high school, and competed in power lifting. <p>Uhlaender started to blossom at skeleton school in November 2002 and would eventually be chosen as a forerunner (athlete who tests the track) for the Lake Placid World Cup event that year. In early 2003, Uhlaender placed seventh at the Junior World Championships.";

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spt_oly_Uhlaender_profile[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Uhlaender is still in the early stages of her career, considering she has only competed in skeleton for a few years. After all, her first full season on the World Cup circuit was last year when she placed sixth.";

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spt_oly_Uhlaender_profile[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>2003 &#150; Uhlaender takes first at the U.S. championships";

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spt_oly_Uhlaender_profile[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Amid the controversy of U.S. skeleton coach Tim Nardiello's alleged sexual harassment, Uhlaender has been the lone bright spot on the embattled U.S. squad. She will be the U.S. women's only representative. Uhlaender has not enjoyed a lot of success in international competitions so it's unlikely that she will be on the medal podium in Turin, but she does have an outside chance.  <p><p>";

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spt_oly_Uhlaender_profile[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><li>Uhlaender's father, Ted, was a member of the Cincinnati Reds' \"Big Red Machine\" team in the 1970s<br>";

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spt_oly_Uhlaender_profile[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><b>Notable accomplishments</b><br><li>Two-time U.S. national champion (2003, 2004)";

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