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With nothing left to prove in her sport and legendary sta-


tus already achieved, what awaits Rhode’s journey with Rio ahead? As before, the challenges are real. Now a mother after giving birth to son Carter in 2013, she’s balancing moth- erhood while trying to maintain her place atop the sport. That she can handle, no doubt, and has demonstrated as much having earned medals in four of the six World Cup events she’s competed in while winning three gold medals during that time. The challenge comes in dealing with the health setbacks that affl icted her all throughout a rough pregnancy and which still continue to be an issue. Rhode had her gall bladder removed six weeks after Carter was born. She’s been admitted to the hospital three more times post-pregnancy for various things, including vitamin defi ciency, the most recent an unplanned visit in Cyprus following her World Cup event in May. “[Doctors] say I’m competing at a 30 percent hindrance currently,” Rhode told NBC during an interview in May. Add to that, she’s shooting with a new gun once again, hav-


ing made a switch to Beretta after 2012 and there’s more competitive depth among her Team USA competitors than she’s ever faced during her career. She takes great pride in both recognizing and embracing the incredible journey. It’s this premise that essentially cap- tures nearly 30 years of competitive shooting. “Every medal has been so unique, each tied to a specifi c obstacle,” said Rhode. It’s not necessarily the medals you cherish, but the journey that goes into it and overcoming


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