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Team USA bobsledder Aja Evans came out of retirement to compete in the Bejing Olympic Games. Evans originally competed in the 2018 Olympic Games and announced her retirement shortly after. “It was kind of a decision I made for myself, I think that so much of my adulthood and my identity was built around this Olympic journey which I love and has grown to be a really strong part of my life but it felt like I needed to give myself the room to grow in other ways and see where I wanted to go, what I wanted to do and try different things,” she said. “So for me in retiring it gave me that pass to be ...
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Team USA bobsledder Chris Mazdzer and three-time Olympic competitor will be returning for his fourth Olympic Games in Bejing. Before the season started Madzer was in an accident that broke his foot, making it difficult for him to prepare. He didn’t let this setback get him down, and was able to turn it into a positive experience. “It’s not necessarily a physical boost but I think adversity is a great motivator. There’s always pros and cons to everything that happens,” he said. “Break a foot, can’t slide, but then I can still train in the gym upper body more so than I could if I was sliding, so...
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Jake Brown is ready to compete for Team USA’s biathlon team at the Beijing Olympic Games. Biathlon is a sport that combines cross country skiing and rifle shooting, but Brown had to do a lot more than that to prepare for the Olympics. “We’re not just cross country skiing and rifle shooting, we’re also out there mountain biking, riding in the mountains,” he said. As it became closer to the Olympics the team began to train on roller skis and found a roller ring that had a biathlon course, allowing them to ride with the rifles on their back. Brown’s main motivation in sports is to be able to trai...
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Team USA bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman is ready to compete at the Beijing Olympic Games. She believes that persistence is the main reason that she has made it this far. “I know it’s pretty difficult coming into a different sport, especially not doing any sprinting over the last eight years but I set plans and goals for myself, some milestones every year for me to achieve and surpass, and each year I’ve been able to work my butt off and really just achieve those things,” she said. “So it’s just been one year after another a grind session lot’s of teamwork, commitment, and just learning something ne...
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Team USA bobsledder Josh Williamson will be representing the United States in the Bejing Winter Olympic Games. Williamson originally competed to qualify for the 2018 games but didn’t make the cut. He was still new to the sport at the time and considers his previous attempt a good learning experience. “Coming in that year I knew I wasn’t vying for a spot at the 2018 Olympics. I just started, it was cool to be a part of that process and watch those athletes go through that, to better prepare me for this time around,” he said. “But at the end of the day, I was just there to learn.” Williamson wen...
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Team USA snowboarder Dusty Henricksen is prepared to compete in the Beijing Olympic Games. When he was younger his entire family moved solely so he and his brother can snowboard. When the family first decided to move they had to live in a motorhome for a year until they can find a house that they could afford. He is grateful that his parents made this sacrifice for him since it allowed him to become better at snowboarding, and eventually reach the Olympics. When Henricksen is getting ready to compete, his go-to meal will be cheeseburgers. “I have interesting eating habits but I kind of just st...
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Team USA luger Emily Sweeney will be returning for her second Olympic Games in Beijing after breaking her neck in the 2018 Olympics. Sweeney said that she remembers everything that happened during the accident, but that it didn’t feel as painful for her as it looked for the viewers. “Your body is an amazing thing and it slowed down, so it looked much more intense for the viewer than what it felt as I was going through it because your body just slows everything down and I knew once I hit the top of the track, I knew that I was going to hit the bottom so I had to curl my head up and that saved m...
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Team USA freestyle slopestyle Maggie Voisin will be returning for her third Olympic Games this year in Beijing and hopes to take home her first medal. She initially went to the Olympics in 2014 when the sport premiered at the games, but she fractured her ankle and was unable to compete. She returned to compete in the 2018 Olympic Games, where she ended up placing fourth. Voisin is a firm believer in climate change and has seen how it has impacted her sport. In the past, there would be a lot more snow earlier on in the season, something which has changed in recent years. She tries to live her l...
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Team USA bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor is getting ready to compete in the Beijing Olympic Games, while also taking care of her son. “One of the biggest things I’ve learned is just to take things as they come and as every parent knows have a lot of patience,” she said. “What time I work out changes, what exactly my meal structure looks like changes, I gotta make sure he is taken care of and everything like that.” “Everything’s changing and adapting, and this has all been one learning process and I expect this season to be no different,” she continued. Meyer Taylor’s son was born shortly before...
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Team USA skier Colby Stevenson is thankful that he will be able to compete in the Beijing Olympic Games after he almost lost his life in a bad car accident. “I was in a terrible car accident, I shattered my skull and stuff, it took a lot of determination and hope to come back from that because we really weren’t sure if I was going to physically be the same again, or ever be able to ski the same again,” he said. Five months after the accident Stevenson was back on skis, determined to continue participating in the sport he loves. “It actually taught me a very valuable lesson in life to not take ...
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