A story I recently read and enjoyed reading was Iditarod. It was written by Andre Jute about a woman, Rhodes. Her dog bites a young Olympians hand, but he recovers just in time to win the gold medal in downhill skiing. James, the Olympian, bets her $10,000 that he can beat her in the Iditarod. She doesn't have that kind of money, but a rich friend overhears James and puts up the money.
