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Muskegon Winter Sports Complex
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My Dad scraps the wall, costing him valuable 10ths of a second in the luge competition.
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Maria makes some last moment adjustments to her sled before her first slide of the day.
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Maria is ready to slide.
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Maria is actually a very fast slider. She used to be on the USA Luge Junior National Development Team
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Hauling my sled to the top of the luge track. Those things weigh a ton.
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Maria muscles her sled up to the top of the upper luge track.
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Muskegon Luge -- My dad is ready to slide. He's using a heavier sled for a faster, smoother ride and the expense of agility and sled control.
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That's me out of the start. I need to get my hands down to the side faster.
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Muskegon Luge -- Maria finishes her slide.
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My dad and I adjusting our sleds at the bottom of the luge track.
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A posed picture at the bottom of the luge track. Maria was sharpening the runners on her sled.
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i TOWER over my dad. He's about 6'1, so that makes me.. what? 6'3" - 6'4"?
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My dad refused to stay off the luge tracks.
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Maria careening down the luge track at breakneck speed.
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My mother is a traditional Muslim.
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Maria is very ladylike & dainty in her figure skates. My dad and I are extremely manly in our strong hockey skates.
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Maria is a traditional Muslim woman.
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