US wins first ever gold in Judo - For Judo Champion, a Painful Path to Gold

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HawkeyeHypnosis

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/s...e-horror-to-win-judo-gold.html?pagewanted=all

This is a crazy story. Amazing she stuck with the sport. Glad for her. I watched her win yesterday and had no idea about this story. From article:


LONDON — In November 2007, a man pleaded guilty in a federal court in Dayton, Ohio, to illicit sexual conduct involving a 13-year-old girl. He was a judo coach, and the girl was a student he had trained closely and brought to international tournaments. Her name was given in court papers simply as “K.H.â€￾ or “the victim.â€￾

K.H. was Kayla Harrison, who is now 22. On Thursday she won the first gold medal in judo for the United States. It was a remarkable victory for a woman who had faced far more in her young life than most can fathom and for a sport that is popular worldwide but has remained obscure in the United States.
 
Between this and the US swimming sexual abuse cover up, I think it's obvious that there is a culture problem with Olympic sports. The US needs to shut down all olympic sports for at least 8 years to fix this problem.
 
hawkfan33 said:
Between this and the US swimming sexual abuse cover up, I think it's obvious that there is a culture problem with Olympic sports. The US needs to shut down all olympic sports for at least 8 years to fix this problem.
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:rolleyes: :D
 
MNHawkeyeFreak said:
You both are up early today!
Are you going to stop at ikea, Ellen?
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I woke up @ 4 AM and could not fall back to sleep. I have a lot of heavy stuff going on right now, so when my eyes open, my brain kicks into high gear immediately.
But I finished up and submitted a big presentation before 8, so I can kind of coast the rest of the day. Until I crash and burn at 1:30 pm, that is. :(
 
Scorpio79 said:
I woke up @ 4 AM and could not fall back to sleep. I have a lot of heavy stuff going on right now, so when my eyes open, my brain kicks into high gear immediately.
But I finished up and submitted a big presentation before 8, so I can kind of coast the rest of the day. Until I crash and burn at 1:30 pm, that is. :(
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Sorry to hear that:(
Getting enough sleep should help cope.
 
MNHawkeyeFreak said:
Sorry to hear that:(
Getting enough sleep should help cope.
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Tks.
Not "that kind" of heavy stuff (not personal) - it's all work madness. I generated a HUGE opportunity at a mega-mfr based in Knoxville, and it's an all hands on deck situation for me and my exec team. We're talking millions of $ in potential revenue; it's a whale opportunity, and those are kind of rare these days.
So it's a stressful time, but it's "good stress". If there is such a thing? :confused:
 
Scorpio79 said:
Tks.
Not "that kind" of heavy stuff (not personal) - it's all work madness. I generated a HUGE opportunity at a mega-mfr based in Knoxville, and it's an all hands on deck situation for me and my exec team. We're talking millions of $ in potential revenue; it's a whale opportunity, and those are kind of rare these days.
So it's a stressful time, but it's "good stress". If there is such a thing? :confused:
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Good, you can make even more and finally send me some brewskis.
 
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