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“60 MINUTES SPORTS” LISTINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 2014 - ONLY ON SHOWTIME

GATE CRASHER –  As U.S. Olympic-Gold skiing favorite Mikaela Shiffrin crashes ski gates, she’s smashing records. Just 18, she is the youngest woman to win a world championship title in the slalom in 39 years. And if she continues her winning ways, she could become the youngest alpine skier to win an Olympic gold medal.  Sharyn Alfonsi profiles Shiffrin and talks to her parents, whose guidance and genes help explain how she became so good so young.  Alan Weisman is the producer.

BIG VINCE -- It was bad enough the New England Patriots lost the physical contributions of 325-pound Vince Wilfork to an injury.  But would the team also forgo his spiritual support at away games due to the team’s unwritten rule against the injured traveling – a big loss considering team owner Robert Kraft calls Wilfork the Pat’s “heart and soul.” No, they made an exception for the big man, who is also a team captain and an integral part of one of pro football’s perennial powers.  Pam Oliver reports. Rome Hartman is the producer.

THE WILDERNESS – It’s a transition period from the end of one career to the beginning of the next that some pro athletes find difficult. These three ex-NFL players tell James Brown they began thinking about the post-career “wilderness” while they still played.  The result is Northgate Capital, whose partners, Brent Jones, Tommy Vardell and Mark Harris are successful Silicon valley investors who hope to set an example for other pro athletes.  Alvin Patrick is the producer.

 GOPRO -- The small, wearable camera is revolutionizing the sports world, putting its active users in their own films for all to see.  Anderson Cooper reports on some of the more daring and spectacular films being made with the GoPro camera. David Schneider is the producer.

 

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