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The most important team at the Olympics isn't a country. It's the timekeepers.

In the Winter Olympics, athlete careers are forever altered by that tiny difference determined by the most important team at the Olympics you don't know about β€” the Omega timekeepers.

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Breezy Johnson of Team USA competes in the women's downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Sunday.

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Breezy Johnson of Team USA competes in the women's downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Sunday.

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Breezy Johnson of Team USA competes in the women's downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Sunday.
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She's not old enough for a driver's license. But at 15, she's the youngest U.S. Olympian.

To understand how the freestyle skier Abby Winterberger became, at just 15 years old, the youngest member of Team USA at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, it’s necessary to understand her fearlessness

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Abby Winterberger of the U.S. after competing in the halfpipe finals in Aspen, Colo., on Jan. 10.

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Abby Winterberger of the U.S. after competing in the halfpipe finals in Aspen, Colo., on Jan. 10.
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Lindsey Vonn undergoes surgery after breaking her leg seconds into her downhill run

Lindsey Vonn's pursuit of an against-all-odds Olympic medal ended Sunday in a devastating crash only 13.4 seconds into the downhill final.

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Lindsey Vonn is transported by helicopter from the course in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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Team USA fans react after watching Lindsey Vonn crash on Sunday.
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