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February 12 - 18, 2018 Page 3 ACROSS 1. __ Bakkedahl of "Life in Pieces" 4. "Promised __" (1996-99) 8. Anna-__ Otto; "American Housewife" role 11. Wife of a Beatle 12. Mayberry resident 13. Geisha's sash 14. Captain on "Star Trek: Discovery" (2) 17. Word in the title of Barrett Foa's series 18. Storekeeper on "The Waltons" 19. Montana and Mantegna 21. Veronica or Ricki 24. UPI rival 25. Initials for Vigoda 26. Ming-__ Wen 27. Actor Ewell's initials 28. "Queen of Jazz" 30. "Crossing __ with John Edward" 32. Period of time 34. __ Thurman 35. Series for John Larroquette (4) 41. "__ __ Z" (2014-15) 42. "Star Trek: __ Darkness"; 2013 sequel 43. "What __ to Wear" 44. Fabray, to friends 45. __ Parker of old westerns 46. Mornings, for short DOWN 1. "__ the Bounty Hunter" 2. Actress Ortiz 3. James __ of "Benson" 4. Erica Durance's role on "Smallville" 5. "Tarzan the __ Man" 6. Nothing 7. Sandwich shop 8. Setting for "M*A*S*H" 9. "__ World News Tonight with David Muir" 10. Tamera's twin 15. George Clooney's aunt 16. Rodgers & Hammerstein musical about a cowboy 19. Seymour, for one 20. October birthstone 22. Chrissy Metz's role on "This Is Us" 23. "Unhappily __ After" 29. Liz __; "30 Rock" role 31. "Wheel of Fortune" personality 33. 2001-04 series for Emily Corrie (2) 34. Eerie saucers, for short 35. "A Gifted __" (2011-12) 36. Greek letter 37. 90 degrees from NNW 38. Columbo and others: abbr. 39. __ DeLuise 40. "Leah Remini: __ All Relative" Solution on page 2 CoverStory By George Dickie © Zap2it Nick Goepper is a young man seeking balance. As a member of the U.S. freeskiing team vying this week at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongC- hang, South Korea (which airs on NBC, NBC Sports Network, CNBC, USA Net- work, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app), the 23-year-old native of Lawrenceburg, Ind., is ever cognizant of the need to stay in top condition and competition-ready, but also knows that there is such a thing as overdoing it. As he has done before. "I skied every single month of the year last year," he says, "and I got to a point where I think I was beating myself up. I was tired, my body was worn out, I was worn out mentally. But I think you have to make a mature decision to purposely take time off. Even though you might feel great and really want to go skiing, but hav- ing the time off, it kind of gives you a mental edge, because you're just fired up to go back skiing when you do. And it also gives your body a nice rest." This week, however, he'll be coming off arguably the second-biggest event of his season — the Jan. 25-28 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. — when he competes in slopestyle in South Korea. Having won the bronze medal in that event four years ago in So- chi, Russia, he feels confi- dent in his ability to move up on the podium and take gold. But he knows there will be literal and figurative mountains to climb. He'll be competing against the best of the best, vying with an accomplished field that includes U.S. teammate Gus Kenworthy (the silver medalist in Sochi in 2014), Norway's Oystein Braaten (the X Games gold med- alist in 2017), Sweden's Henrik Harlaut (silver med- al at the 2013 X Games) and newcomer Andri Rag- ettli of Switzerland. "I like to set expectations for myself but not unreal- istic ones," Goepper says, "and I think that's some- thing that I've learned over the years, is to be realistic with expectations that you place on yourself. I think it is important to do, because that's how you push your- self and strive to compete and reach your goals. But I think it's important to not shoot too high because then you risk feeling like a failure all the time, person- ally. So I think it's important to set expectations, but realistic ones." U.S. freeskier Nick Goepper competes in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang, South Korea, airing all week on NBC, and other networks. U.S. freeskier Goepper stays grounded while flying through the air Bobcat S175 CONSTRUCTION PLUMBING LAWN EQUIPMENT RESERVE ANY TYPE OF EQUIPMENT 574-293-6595 homanlumber.com Mon – Fri 7 am – 5 pm • Sat 8 am – 12 pm 1650 W. Lusher Avenue | Elkhar t, Indiana WEEKEND RENTAL SPECIAL! PICK UP THE EQUIPMENT ON FRIDAY BETWEEN 3P-5P, RETURN BY 9A MONDAY MORNING, PAY A ONE DAY RATE!

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