How did average American skier Elizabeth Swaney make Hungary's Olympic team?

USATODAY.com Monday, 19 February 2018 ()
Thanks to consistency in attending events and shortage of competitors, American Elizabeth Swaney made Hungary's Olympic ski team.
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Izzy Atkin becomes the first ever British skier to win a medal in the Olympics, after taking bronze in the ladies’ ski slopestyle. At 19, Atkin is the youngest member of the British Olympic team.

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