Aussie Olympian keeps faith to rise above temptation
SYDNEY, Australia -- Torah Bright has revealed how her devout religious beliefs have led to conflicts during her stellar career.
Bright, who will compete in the half-pipe snowboarding event at this month's Winter Olympics in Vancouver, is a strict Mormon and has never drunk coffee or alcohol, or smoked a cigarette, and believes in no sex before marriage.
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