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Sugar Todd Is the Games' Sweetest Olympian

American long-track speedskater Sugar Todd competed in the women's 500-meter race on Tuesday morning at the Winter Olympics.
South Korean Lee Sang-hwa won the gold medal. Todd finished 29th.
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You'd think Todd would be disappointed, perhaps taking to Twitter to express her dejection. You'd think she would vow revenge in the women's 1,000-meter race on Thursday.
You'd think wrong. Dead wrong, actually. Here's what the 23-year-old Todd posted shortly after her 29th-place finish:
THAT WAS THE MOST FUN I'VE EVER HAD. I love the Olympics. I love speedskating.
— Sugar Todd (@sugarmotion) February 11, 2014
This immediately brings up two reactions. First: Sugar Todd must be the greatest, most mature, most well-adjusted, smartest, best athlete in the history of sports. Second: Is her name really Sugar?
Yes, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Located just 15 minutes from Todd's hometown of Wauwatosa, Wis., the Journal Sentinel has a particular interest in her trip to Sochi.
According to the paper, Todd's parents had a list of run-of-the-mill names they were considering naming here. But after she was born, they started calling her "Sugar" as a nickname. The nickname stuck, and her parents decided to put it on her birth certificate.
But that's not all. Todd's full name has yet another twist in store.
"You know how you call someone ‘Honey’ or ‘Sweetie’? They were calling me Sugar and I guess it stuck," she tells the Journal Sentinel. "So I have three middle names. My full name is Sugar Raeshelle-Faye Chelsea Todd."
Let's see Lee Sang-hwa top that.
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Judges look on during the ladies' normal hill individual ski jumping training at the Ruski Gorki Jumping Center on Feb. 9.
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A Russian supporter smiles on his way from the Laura Cross Country Ski & Biathlon Center on Feb. 9.
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Russian supporters attend the men's alpine skiing downhill at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on Feb. 9.
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Fans cheer at the finish line during the men's singles luge final on Feb. 9 in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
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