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Underdog Olympian Eddie The Eagle is now a jive dancer by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Most Olympians pick up their sports at a very young age. Not so for Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards, who was 22 and cursed with vision problems when he learned ski jumping. A mere 20 months later, he represented the UK at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. "The Eagle has landed," a broadcaster...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:30AM on February 23, 2016

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