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Croatia's Ivica Kostelic may be the best athlete/musician ever

Ivica Kostelic is a Croatian Alpine skier. He won a silver medal in super combined at the Turin Olympics. He's the older brother of Janica Kostelic, an international skiing star and four-time Olympic gold medalist. And while all that is certainly impressive, the most important thing to know about Ivica Kostelic is that he was featured in a blues song called "Brzi Vlak" with Croatian musician Tomislav Goluban. Yes, there's video. It's incredible.

Kostelic comes from a musical family, and has been known to rock "Johnny B. Goode" after a race like a regular Marty McFly. According to my translation devices, the name of this song means "Fast Train." I'm assuming that's a reference to Kostelic's aptitude on the ski hill, and if not, it should be.

Kostelic is expected to contend for a medal in Vancouver. Let's hope he succeeds, because I think winning gold is certainly a reason to bust out the guitar.