Word: tela
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...Tela O'Donnell, 22, a native of an Alaskan fishing town, is the opposite of the street-toughened Montgomery. Her toughest opponents as a kid were the sheep she wrestled near the log cabin she shared with her mother, a part-time mime. O'Donnell will compete in the 55-kg (121-lb.) division. "She's our free spirit," says U.S. coach Terry Steiner. She's also a wild card: O'Donnell upset the favored Tina George to make the team, and has little international experience...
PATRICIA MIRANDA TELA O'DONNELL AGES 25 (Miranda), 22 (O'Donnell) HOMETOWNS Saratoga, Calif. (Miranda); Homer, Alaska (O'Donnell) EVENT Women's wrestling THE DRAMA The event is making its Olympic debut--a victory in itself. Miranda's dad begged her not to wrestle. Sorry, Pop, the kid's good. THE COMPETITION Two Japanese sisters, Chiharu and Kaori Icho, are medal favorites...
Hobeika then lost to No. 7 Tina Pihl in the consolation rounds, 10-8. Magnussen dropped her second round match to No. 1 Tela O’Donnell, who ended up beating Tina George after winning the challenge tournament to qualify for the Olympic team--in the next round...
...Opponents: Tina George, Tela O’Donnell
...West Coast commuters had begun detouring around some bridges, the latest round of terrorist-attack warnings--from Washington's vague bulletin to California's detailed advisory--left many people feeling quite the opposite: confused, afraid and in some cases downright angry. "We're drinking all the coffee we can," Tela Mange, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said with a large dose of black humor. "How alert...