Speedskating’s Olympic Rewards Fail to Pay the Bills

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… her fourth Olympics … month Olympic team selection process in the fall, Rookard was living in the furnished basement of a speedskating family near the Pettit Center. Her monthly rent was $300. She was training 8 to 10 hours a day, a schedule

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