Brazil’s ‘Frozen Bananas’ take off as ‘Blue Birds’ at Olympics

Yanqing, China: Olympic veteran Edson Bindilatti says it’s high time that Brazil’s bobsleigh team finally ditched its nickname ‘Frozen Bananas’ and earned some respect on the ice track at the Winter Games. The 42-year-old will pilot the Brazilian bobsleigh in both the two- and four-man events at the Beijing Olympics. He is competing at his […]

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