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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 could use a little more body, but I'm happy with it. "

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Happy

" You don't get any second chances. "

" I'm a person that, once I start something, I can't just quit it. "

" I never in a million years thought I would be able to be a Paralympic athlete. "

" When I ski, I take both of my legs off and get into a sit ski: a ski with a custom seat that has been molded for me. I use my core and arms to propel myself on snow with help from ski poles. "

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Legs

" I don't know why, but I love sunflowers, and I just have this vivid memory of being in a field of sunflowers and how they felt like trees. They felt so tall. "

" Cycling's primarily a pushing motion, and skiing is more pulling, so it kind of balances out the body. "

" I was supposed to be adopted when I was five, but then my adoption was pushed back by two years. "

" It's hard to understand the athlete's lifestyle. You literally eat, sleep, train. You go to training camps in the winter where there is no Internet, you can't make phone calls. "

" Growing up in a very poor orphanage in Ukraine, there wasn't much food. "

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Food

Growing

" That's what I'm focused on, having that perfect race. "

" 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. "

" I think it is very unfortunate that there is a ban on adoptions in Russia. "

" The biggest challenge during competition is keeping my real legs warm with clothing, because I have poor circulation in the tissue around the amputated areas. "

" Sport has definitely been an outlet for me. "

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Outlet

Sport

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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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Lost

Myself

" Every single race that I get on the podium in biathlon, I'm shocked. "

" 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. "

" I never thought I'd be able to go back to Ukraine. "

" I was a troublemaker. "

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" I absolutely fell in love with being on the water and the peace and freedom that you get being on the water in a single boat. "

" 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. "

" When I first had my legs amputated, it was hard for me to be positive and feel pretty. Many people don't know that someone with a disability can be strong and beautiful and successful as an athlete. "

" 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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Know

People

" The realization that I'm never going to run again, the feeling through my hair when you run... you're still a kid. You still have so much life to live. "

" 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. "

" They said if I stayed in the orphanage for another month or so, I basically would not have been able to be alive. "

" I've gotten a lot of people saying. 'That is awesome. You're so brave.' I hate when people say brave. I'm not brave. I'm just living my life. Why is that brave? "