Howls of derision greeted Steven Bradbury as he walked to the podium to collect his gold medal in the 1000m short-track speed skating at Salt Lake City in 2002.

Competing in his fourth Olympics, the veteran skater had pulled off the unlikeliest of wins thanks largely to three miracles in three straight races.…

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