Star Tribune : Russia’s war threatens Ukraine’s Olympic future, not just the present. A young gymnast offers hope

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When Oleksandra Paskal first took to the mat as a 4-year-old, her rhythmic gymnastics coach saw nothing but potential in a sport where the Olympics is the ultimate goal. Then a Russian missile crushed her summer house in the southern Odesa region, burying her beneath the debris and severing her left leg. 

 

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