Cools Crashes, Doesn't Finish Women's BMX Final
23/08/2008 03:48
BEIJING - There was dirt smeared on her jersey and disappointment in her voice but Sam Cools still managed a smile Friday after she crashed and didn't finish the women's BMX final at the Olympic Games.
Cools smacked into the dirt about five seconds into the race. The tumble followed a mid-air collision with Argentina's Gabriela Diaz between the second and third jumps in the first-ever Olympic BMX final.
"I'm alive, I can, walk, that's all the matters," said the 22-year-old Airdrie, Alta., native. "It was frustrating when I was dusting myself off but really, I was there.
"I learned a lot and experienced so much for my first Olympics. I will take that onto the next one."
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