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Pilot Shauna Rohbock, foreground, and Valerie Fleming of the United States, celebrate after clinching the silver medal of the Women's bobsled race.

“It’s been an awesome experience,” she said. “It’s an honor and a privilege to represent your country at the Olympics.”

Prahm’s plans aren’t as clear. For the second time, the woman dubbed “Mean Jean” for kicking a teammate from her sled before the 2002 Games, has left an Olympics without a medal around her neck.

Before she could address her future, Flowers cut her off: “Keep your eyes open. You never know.”

That could be the title of Rohbock’s autobiography.

Following her Salt Lake City snub, she switched from the sled’s rear passenger seat to the driver’s spot. Early on, she struggled to keep the sled straight, and at times, even upright. She crashed on the first run of the 2004 World Cup season and again during a practice run at the 2005 world championships.

It was during a World Cup race in Lake Placid that her Olympic dream was nearly snuffed out for good. Rohbock received a phone call from a sergeant who ordered her to report for active duty.

Suddenly her athletic career, or so she thought, was over. But a physical revealed the bum shoulder on the two-time soccer and track All-American from BYU.

As a kid, she dreamed of representing the U.S. in the Olympics. Once, while watching the games on TV, she turned and told her mom and said, “Someday, I’ll be in those.”

“I dreamed I would win a medal,” she said. “I just thought it would be in soccer. Now, I really don’t care what sport it’s in.”