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Loretta Lynn carried a figurative torch throughout her career paving the way for many female country artists to come, but she also made history carrying a literal one. Most of us remember Lynn by her many hits including “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “The Pill,” and “Fist City,” but the country music legend made history as a country artist when she served as an Olympic Torchbearer for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. In 2001, the “Blue Kentucky Girl” carried the legendary Olympic flame during the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Torch Relay on Dec. 16 in Louisville, KY. Seems only fitting for …

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