Here's a post from Rachelle Viinberg of the women's eight:
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| Rachelle Viinberg |
Well, the HW women arrived at our pre-world cup training camp in Italy. Even with the jet lag, the boat is moving very fast, and we are all excited about our potential. Lucerne World Cup 2 is less than a week away, and we are ready to race.
For many of the women in the crew, this will be our second and even third Olympic cycle. However, this quadrennial seems to be the most special of them all. Everything has completely come together for a successful program. We have depth, talent, experience, youth, technology, support, and a gifted coach. In my ten years on the national team, I have never seen all of these components come together at once. But it’s what we need to have a truly outstanding performance.
As this may be my last Olympic cycle, I’m just taking it all in one day at a time. It’s so easy not to fully appreciate this experience in the moment. Everything starts happening so quickly in the couple months prior to the Olympics, and it can be difficult to grasp that this is a unique event that only happens to a select few.
As I said before, this Olympic cycle is special, and we have the opportunity of a lifetime but also must remember to enjoy every minute of the journey!
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