Author: Jacob Martella
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Nineteen: Taking it easy
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Continue Reading: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Nineteen: Taking it easyTuesday ended up being a pretty light day. After the past couple of weeks we’ve had, that’s fine by me.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Eighteen: Diving off the deep end
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Continue Reading: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Eighteen: Diving off the deep endOn Monday I ventured out to the diving stadium. What I got was wind, cold, divers struggling to adjust to the weather and a 700-word recap.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Seventeen: A wild medal story appears
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Continue Reading: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Seventeen: A wild medal story appearsAfter eight days of competition, I finally got to tell a medal story. Weightlifter Sarah Robles became the first U.S. women to take a medal in the competition since 2000.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Sixteen: More struggles
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Continue Reading: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Sixteen: More strugglesSaturday presented another long day and more challenges and a guy who never showed up to do interviews. Fun.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Fifteen: The ups and downs
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Continue Reading: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Fifteen: The ups and downsWell, Friday wasn’t a great day with soccer bowing out and U.S. men’s basketball struggling against Serbia. But a new type of hot dog helped even the day out.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Fourteen: En garde
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Continue Reading: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Fourteen: En gardeThursday was an interesting day. I ended up getting a fencing story together despite issues getting into the mixed zone. And I learned that cycling track is one heck of a sport.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Thirteen: What a mess
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Continue Reading: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Thirteen: What a messWednesday was quite the interesting day. I learned how to write a sailing story and watched Brazil finally look like the team everyone thought they were.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twelve: Much needed rest
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Continue Reading: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twelve: Much needed restAfter three days of getting up early, I got to sleep in Tuesday. And it felt nice.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Eleven: Row, row, row your boat (Part II)
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Continue Reading: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Eleven: Row, row, row your boat (Part II)Monday saw the clouds roll in and calmer winds, which meant it was time for rowing once again.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Ten: Row, row, row your boat again … or not
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Continue Reading: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Ten: Row, row, row your boat again … or notSo windy conditions equaled a no-go for rowing on Sunday. But watching Serena Williams in tennis was a blast.