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I wear my prosthetics legs every day, and when I train in the gym, I call them my Lamborghini, because both legs and sockets, which extend up to my hips to keep the legs on via a suction seal, cost about $305,815.

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Every Day, Seal, Wear, Extend

I'm just stupid and too headstrong.

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Stupid, Just, Too, Headstrong

It was honestly like 'Annie.' One day I was alone in a cold, dark Eastern European orphanage, and then the next day I was in an enchanted, mystical land known as Walmart.

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Next, Eastern, Honestly, Enchanted

Time trialing is one of those things that you've got to train for... Being a new rider, it's still really hard for me to know what's the most efficient gear for me to be in. The road race is probably more exciting, in my opinion, because it's a lot faster pace, and people are constantly attacking.

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In My Opinion, Constantly, Rider

The biggest challenge during competition is keeping my real legs warm with clothing, because I have poor circulation in the tissue around the amputated areas.

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Competition, Tissue, Keeping, Amputated

I was a super active kid, so I've always been aware of where my body is in space, and I think when I had my legs amputated, it makes you more aware of your body, and because I don't use my legs, I use more of my hands.

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Hands, Been, I Think, Amputated

When I first had my legs amputated, it was hard for me to be positive and feel pretty. Many people don't know that someone with a disability can be strong and beautiful and successful as an athlete.

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Strong, Athlete, Pretty, Amputated

I usually like to keep my hair and makeup routines pretty simple after I work out but always need a little bit of mascara to finish off the look. I just swipe some on and then am good to go for the rest of the day.

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Simple, Makeup, Some, Swipe

I was missing the main weight-bearing bone in both legs. And the left leg, I didn't have a full knee. It was a floating knee. I had six toes. My hands were webbed, and I also have one kidney. I don't have a full bicep on my right side. Thank God my hair didn't get ruined.

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Hands, Had, Main, Ruined

Cycling's primarily a pushing motion, and skiing is more pulling, so it kind of balances out the body.

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Motion, More, Skiing, Balances

I absolutely fell in love with being on the water and the peace and freedom that you get being on the water in a single boat.

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Love, Single, Fell, Boat

I definitely did not like my body when I first started sports. I didn't like my body just in general as a teenager. Being a girl and a teenager with two prosthetic legs and two hands that were misshapen that had so much reconstructive surgery on them, I thought my world was over - put a zit on top of that, and then my life is completely over.

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My Life, Thought, Hands, Teenager

It's hard to understand the athlete's lifestyle. You literally eat, sleep, train. You go to training camps in the winter where there is no Internet, you can't make phone calls.

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Athlete, Phone Calls, Train

My hair is super fine, so I love using Batiste Dry Shampoo to give it volume after I shower and dry my hair. It also gives me extra body and texture for when I choose to wear my hair in a French braid.

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Love, Shower, Shampoo, Extra

I don't know why, but I love sunflowers, and I just have this vivid memory of being in a field of sunflowers and how they felt like trees. They felt so tall.

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Love, Memory, Like, Vivid

I didn't find out about the Paralympics until I was 18 years old. Once I found out what the Paralympics were, I was so excited to know I had a chance to represent my country and wear Team U.S.A. on my back.

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Country, Wear, About, Represent

It's weird to not know what a family is. Not know what a mother's love is. And not really know what a hug is or anything.

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Love, Mother, Weird, Hug

I'm chasing that gold medal.

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Gold, Chasing, Medal, Gold Medal

I like to keep my hair and makeup routines easy and simple on race days.

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Hair, Makeup, Race, Routines

I was supposed to be adopted when I was five, but then my adoption was pushed back by two years.

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Back, Adoption, Supposed, Adopted

I remember seeing the Olympics when I was 13. I always wanted to know how it felt to stand on top of the podium hearing your country's anthem while watching your flag being raised in something you poured your heart and soul into.

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Country, I Remember, Anthem, Heart And Soul

When I ski, I take both of my legs off and get into a sit ski: a ski with a custom seat that has been molded for me. I use my core and arms to propel myself on snow with help from ski poles.

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Been, Use, Ski, Propel

The realization that I'm never going to run again, the feeling through my hair when you run... you're still a kid. You still have so much life to live.

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Through, Going, Still, Realization

I can go days without eating if I don't think about food. Your mind, to protect itself, learns not to pay attention to that hunger feeling.

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Mind, Think, Pay Attention, Protect

In 2012, I was invited to a ski event called the Hartford Ski Spectacular to learn how to sit-ski for the first time. I loved it, but it was not pretty - I was not good. I didn't know how to stop, so I kept throwing myself on the ground.

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Good, Ski, Throwing, Spectacular

I never thought I'd be able to go back to Ukraine.

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Thought, Never, Able, Ukraine

Growing up in a very poor orphanage in Ukraine, there wasn't much food.

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Growing Up, Growing, Very, Ukraine

You don't get any second chances.

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Get, Second Chances, Any, Chances

Every single race that I get on the podium in biathlon, I'm shocked.

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Single, Race, Get, Podium

I've gotten a lot of people saying. 'That is awesome. You're so brave.' I hate when people say brave. I'm not brave. I'm just living my life. Why is that brave?

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My Life, Living, Gotten, Brave

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