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Jul 2024
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Let the Games Begin! Kristi’s Pre-Olympi...

Kristi Wagner
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It’s go time! Kristi answers some of our burning pre-Olympics questions as she heads to Paris for the Summer 2024 Games where she is competing in the women’s double sculls. Some questions get deep (has being on Team USA made her more of a patriot?), some…not so much (is she going to try a chocolate chip cookie croissant?). She tells about how visualization ... Show More
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