Word: raced
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Only after their race is over, when they have lifted their boat out of the water and set it aside, do the rowers get to join in the merriment...
...most of us, the Olympics are a catalyst for our imagination. They spark fantastic dreams about winning the race and being in the spotlight. For Thompson, the dreams were a reality--but so was the intense work...
After Lucerne, it was back to camp and back to more cuts. Twenty-two women were left, and, for the next four weeks, from mid-July to mid-August, they trained constantly. This was an "absolutely horrible time" for Thompson. Not only was the racing methodical, but "you have to get up and race your friends. It drains you," she says...
...race came, but it did not bring good fortune. The U.S. boat finished in sixth place behind East Germany, Romania, China, Russia and Bulgaria...
After the race, Thompson's world turned further inside-out. Her sister, Harvard freshman Jessica Thompson, who was in Seoul, became extremely sick and needed emergency surgery...