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Sandpoint’s Holland Spins Out In Final

Mike Robertson of Canada, right, leads, Nate Holland of the USA, left during the snowboard cross final at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. (Jae Hong / Associated Press)
Mike Robertson of Canada, right, leads, Nate Holland of the USA, left during the snowboard cross final at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. (Jae Hong / Associated Press)

Mike Robertson of Canada, right, leads, Nate Holland of the USA, left during the snowboard cross final at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday. Shortly afterward, Holland, a Sandpoint native, spun out and finished fourth in the race, one spot away from a medal, which was won by USA's Seth Wescott. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Question: Is it enough to compete in the Olympics? Or do you have to win a medal as an athlete expected to win one to feel good about your Olympics experience?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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