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Donald La Vigne '88-'89 is using every means available to fight for his position on this year's United States Olympic Bobsled Team.
La Vigne said that he asked the general counselof the U.S. Olympic Committee to investigate theselection procedures for the bobsled team.
The U.S. coach said that Gault was allowed toskip the Olympic trials in West Germany because ofan "agreement made [by the Bobsled Federation] toallow him to participate because his tremendousspeed is a major asset to the bobsled team." Theinitial push is "the real athletic event of therace," he added.
La Vigne said that such last-minutearrangements, like the one made with Gault, are"typical" for the Bobsled Federation.
"I just wish that the Bobsled Federation wouldbe up front and honest about this." Haggerty said."It really sounds to me like it's a ploy on theirpart to get publicity."