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Follow the leader: Chad Hedrick assures himself a 5th Olympic medal on day of upsets at oval

RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) — The Americans pulled one stunner in team pursuit, then another.When the upsets were done, Chad Hedrick was assured a fifth Olympic speedskating medal heading into retirement, and Jennifer Rodriguez had a shot at one more before she hangs up her blades.The 32-year-old Hedrick teamed with three teenagers to lead the U.S. to a pair of victories Friday, including a shocker over Sven Kramer and the top-seeded Dutch in the semifinals. The Americans advanced to face Canada in Saturday's final, which means Hedrick will capture gold or silver in the final race of his career — even without the help of Shani Davis ."We've got a great chance to do something special," Hedrick said, "when a lot of people didn't believe in us."Rodriguez, 33, and the unheralded American women were an even bigger surprise, knocking off the host Canadians — a team featuring two individual medalists — in the quarterfinals."I didn't know if it was possible to win or not," conceded Rodrigu...

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