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Lea Ann Parsley (born June 12, 1968) is a retired American skeleton racer from Granville, Ohio. She was the first female skeleton athlete to win a world cup medal for the United States and earned a silver medal in the women's skeleton event, a first in Olympic history, during the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games. She was also one of eight athletes chosen to carry the World Trade Center flag into the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1]
- ^ "CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Skeleton - Firefighter Parsley aims for Olympic gold - Tuesday February 19, 2002 07:46 PM". Archived from the original on 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2008-06-11.