Can you win a gold medal by accident?

Watching the Winter Olympics today I was reminded of this race from Salt Lake City:

Now watch the interview with Steven Bradbury:

half a dozen blokes had just fallen over and they wanted me to go up there and take a gold medal for it

Trained for 12 years, persevered following some serious injuries, tactically chose to stay out-of-the-way during the semi- and final. Does not sound like an accident to me.

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