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Rio Olympics Blog: Final thoughts on Rio and the Olympics
Read This Post: Rio Olympics Blog: Final thoughts on Rio and the OlympicsTwo days after arriving back from Rio, it’s starting to hit me that I was at the Olympics. Some final thoughts on Rio, the Olympics and the experience.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-six: Home sweet home
Read This Post: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-six: Home sweet homeRoughly 26 days after leaving the United States for the adventure of a lifetime, we made it back to the U.S. Wednesday morning. Coming home has never felt so good.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-five: Avoiding the rush
Read This Post: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-five: Avoiding the rushIt’s over. The Olympics have ended. We waited a day to leave to let the airport traffic clear out. But it was a great day to relax after all of our work and to finally pack for the trip home.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-four: A storm’s a brewin’
Read This Post: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-four: A storm’s a brewin’The weather gave the Rio Olympics one last parting shot, but it didn’t dampen are last day of work at the Olympics.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-three: What a moment
Read This Post: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-three: What a momentAll Brazil wanted from the Olympics was gold in men’s soccer. They got that wish, and the scenes from inside the Olympic Park were incredible.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-two: The end is near
Read This Post: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-two: The end is nearOnly two days of competition remain in the Rio Olympics. The end is very near.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-one: Visiting the ‘mega store’
Read This Post: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty-one: Visiting the ‘mega store’I had almost nothing to do on Thursday which made it the perfect time to shop at the mega store in the park. Remember folks: don’t judge a book by its cover.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty: History is made
Read This Post: Rio Olympics Blog — Day Twenty: History is madeWednesday was a light day, but it certainly wasn’t light on excitement or history.
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Rio Olympics Blog — Day Nineteen: Taking it easy
Read This Post: 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
Read This Post: 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.