Long and winding road finally takes Holzner to the Olympics

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Long and winding road finally takes Holzner to the Olympics
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For almost every athlete the road to Olympics is a long and winding path negotiated over years if not decades, a physically and emotionally ...

LIMA: For almost every athlete the road to Olympics is a long and winding path negotiated over years if not decades, a physically and emotionally exhausting journey to a sporting Shangri La.AdvertisementBy taking gold in the Pan Am Games artistic swimming duet with Jacqueline Simoneau, Holzner claimed a ticket to her first Olympics.

The gold medal hanging around her neck felt wonderful, she said, but there was something more precious."For me it is the Olympics," smiled Holzner, with a genuine astonishment. Simoneau, who qualified for Rio in the duet with another partner, and Holzner are the only two members of that squad still competing.

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