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Earlier this week, Prawat Nagvajara realized how badly he needed to talk to his coach. His cross-country skiing sprint event was imminent, but he couldn't get his preparation straight. "My coach is trying to explain to me something about the body building up lactic acid," he said, looking a little confused. "I have got to get straight what happens, how to warm up, how to prepare. I have to call her again...
...Nagvajara qualified for Olympic entry by competing at internationally sanctioned races and convincing the Thai Olympic Committee to support his entry. Even after his dismal showing in the 30km event, he was ready to compete again this Tuesday in the 1.5K sprint - a race he'd never tried before. His volunteer coach, a former Bulgarian biathlete, had already returned to Craftsbury Nordic Center in Vermont, so he received final instructions over the phone. "If I ski lower than four minutes, gee, I'll really be celebrating," he said before crossing the line in 4:14.55, 68th...
...hope the leg healed. It didn't. "Imagine someone stabbing you with a knife and scraping it down your leg, deeper and deeper and deeper with every step you take, and it being on fire at the same time," Johnson told TIME of how it felt to sprint while pushing about 400lbs of sled. USA 1 went from posting some of the strongest start-times on the women's circuit to the third-worst on the first run of Tuesday's competition, and the second-worst on the second. Still, they came in fifth in a field...
...missed those last two shots and ended up with a bronze. "I'm very happy that I finally have an Olympic medal," said Forsberg, though she was clearly disappointed it wasn't a gold. Later in the week, she came in third again, this time in the 7.5-km sprint...
...missed those last two shots and ended up with a bronze. "I'm very happy that I finally have an Olympic medal," said Forsberg, though she was clearly disappointed it wasn't a gold. Later in the week, she came in third again, this time in the 7.5-km sprint...