Sweeney, a 31-year-old, two-time Olympian, led after the first of two runs in Whistler, Canada, on Friday evening. She was passed by Germans Julia Taubitz and Merle Fräbel in the second and final run.

However, the showrunner said that Kudrow wouldn't have fit the cast because "it was at the time when it was Jan Hooks and Nora [Dunn]" and instead chose actress Julia Sweeney over Kudrow.

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Lantz and Whitefeather were first arrested in October 2023 when neighbors reported seeing Lantz lock their eldest adopted daughter and her teenage brother in a barn and then leave the property ...

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A fourth child was with Lantz when he eventually returned. Deputies were later led to the couple’s 5-year-old adopted daughter. Whitefeather and Lantz were arrested and the children were placed ...