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" I started doing sports when I was 13 and competitively doing sports - where I was actually training - when I was 17. "
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" I remember seeing the Olympics when I was 13. I always wanted to know how it felt to stand on top of the podium hearing your country's anthem while watching your flag being raised in something you poured your heart and soul into. "
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" I was missing the main weight-bearing bone in both legs. And the left leg, I didn't have a full knee. It was a floating knee. I had six toes. My hands were webbed, and I also have one kidney. I don't have a full bicep on my right side. Thank God my hair didn't get ruined. "
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" Every single race that I get on the podium in biathlon, I'm shocked. "
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" It's extremely important for my sit ski to be perfectly fit to me. If it's too big, and I shift around, the energy and strength I put into propelling myself forward will be lost. The right fit is everything in my sport. "
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" When you're using your upper body to live, you get to know how to move every muscle. "
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" It was honestly like 'Annie.' One day I was alone in a cold, dark Eastern European orphanage, and then the next day I was in an enchanted, mystical land known as Walmart. "
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" I am so proud to be Ukrainian, and I'm also so proud to be an American. "
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" I think it is very unfortunate that there is a ban on adoptions in Russia. "
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" With cycling, I can still be active and compete, and ultimately, that's what I love to do, to be competitive. "
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" I can go days without eating if I don't think about food. Your mind, to protect itself, learns not to pay attention to that hunger feeling. "
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" I'm chasing that gold medal. "
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" They said if I stayed in the orphanage for another month or so, I basically would not have been able to be alive. "
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" I like to keep my hair and makeup routines easy and simple on race days. "
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" I'm a person that, once I start something, I can't just quit it. "
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" Sport has definitely been an outlet for me. "
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" I am so happy I have been able to channel all the things that I went through when I was younger and make them into something positive. "
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" My hair is super fine, so I love using Batiste Dry Shampoo to give it volume after I shower and dry my hair. It also gives me extra body and texture for when I choose to wear my hair in a French braid. "
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" Time trialing is one of those things that you've got to train for... Being a new rider, it's still really hard for me to know what's the most efficient gear for me to be in. The road race is probably more exciting, in my opinion, because it's a lot faster pace, and people are constantly attacking. "
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" I am very lucky to be living my dream. "
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" It's weird to not know what a family is. Not know what a mother's love is. And not really know what a hug is or anything. "
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" In 2013, I had the chance to try cross-country skiing on snow and just fell in love with being in nature and how hard it was to pick up the sport. And the snow is sparkly. "
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" I was a super active kid, so I've always been aware of where my body is in space, and I think when I had my legs amputated, it makes you more aware of your body, and because I don't use my legs, I use more of my hands. "
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" Just keep moving forward. "
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" I usually like to keep my hair and makeup routines pretty simple after I work out but always need a little bit of mascara to finish off the look. I just swipe some on and then am good to go for the rest of the day. "
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" You don't get any second chances. "
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" I wear my prosthetics legs every day, and when I train in the gym, I call them my Lamborghini, because both legs and sockets, which extend up to my hips to keep the legs on via a suction seal, cost about $305,815. "
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" In 2012, I was invited to a ski event called the Hartford Ski Spectacular to learn how to sit-ski for the first time. I loved it, but it was not pretty - I was not good. I didn't know how to stop, so I kept throwing myself on the ground. "
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" I use Olay Total Effects Tone Correcting CC Cream in place of foundation post-workout. I absolutely love that it's quick, easy, and something I can use on the go. It evens out my skin tone, provides SPF 15 protection, and leaves my skin feeling breathable, healthy, and moisturized. "
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" I'm just stupid and too headstrong. "
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" I definitely did not like my body when I first started sports. I didn't like my body just in general as a teenager. Being a girl and a teenager with two prosthetic legs and two hands that were misshapen that had so much reconstructive surgery on them, I thought my world was over - put a zit on top of that, and then my life is completely over. "
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