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...this point, according to La Vigne, thedrivers of the top two sleds have refused to racewith Gault...
...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...
...Vigne said that such last-minutearrangements, like the one made with Gault, are"typical" for the Bobsled Federation...
...addition to challenging the legitimacy ofGault's selection, La Vigne questioned theimportance of such a switch because the alternateteam already has stronger pushers than the firsttwo sleds and would not need Gault...
Rather, La Vigne said, Gault was placed on thealternate team because that was the only one thecoach could put a racer on at the last minute. Hesaid that Gault could be promoted to a top sled,however, after being made a member of the team...