Walk the line
Submitted by davidnielsen on Sat, 02/11/2006 - 12:55
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Confidence is essential for an athlete.
Overconfidence is the kiss of death.
Very few young athletes manage to walk the fine line between the two extremes.
Hannah Kearney, a 19-year-old moguls skier, thought she had the right balance. She found out differently on Saturday afternoon.
Kearney, the defending World Champion, told reporters earlier this week in Turin that, "I'm not here to lose."
Saturday in the preliminary round of moguls Kearney finished 22nd out of 30 competitors, and failed to advance to the finals.
One run and Kearney's Olympics were done.
Hopefully her balance - both on and off the snow - will be better next time.
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