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anne abernathy

anne abernathy -lrb- born april 12 , 1953 -rrb- is a luge athlete from the united states virgin islands and is the oldest female athlete to compete in the winter olympics .
the 2006 winter olympics were her sixth .
despite her age , she is a strong competitor with numerous international podium finishes , and she is consistently ranked in the top 20 world rankings .
she is known within luge circles as `` grandma luge . ''
she is training for the 2016 summer olympics as an archer .
