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Jean barge ( born September 20, 1978 in Waterford as Jean Racine ) is a former American Bobsportlerin.

Jean Racine began as a 13 -year-old luger and belonged from 1992 to 1996 U.S. Junior National Team in the sport. In 1996, she joined the bobsleigh and was coached by Bill Tavares. Since 1999, she served on the national squad, but already took part in international competitions. In the 1998/99 season they finished together with brakeman Krista Ford took second place in the overall standings of the Bob World Cup behind Françoise Burdet. In the following two seasons they won the World Cup and became the first female pilot for a hitherto prevailing dominance Swiss pilots and before the dominance of German riders. 2001/2002 she was third in the overall standings 2003/2004 Second and again in 2004/05 Fourth. In eight years in the World Cup she was also placed five times among the top five of the overall World Cup.

In the Bob World Championships 2000 in Winterberg, 2001 in Calgary barge won with her ​​brakeman Jennifer Davidson each silver medals, 2004 in Koenigssee bronze with Vonetta Flowers. 2005 in Calgary, she was fifth. 2005 Racine hairatete the baseball player Ryan barge. She participated in two previously discharged Olympic bobsled race of the women participate. 2002 in Salt Lake City, she was with Gea Johnson Fifth, 2006 in Turin with Flowers sixth. After the games in Turin, she ended her career.