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February 19 - 25, 2018 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Role on "Blue Bloods" (2) 9. "The Skeleton __"; 2005 Kate Hudson movie 10. City in Utah 11. One of the sisters in "Little Women" 13. "__ __ my case"; closing words in an argument 15. 505 x 20 17. 1989-98 sitcom about a stand-up comic 18. "__ Wife and Kids" 20. Initials for Disney's quacker 21. Geologic period 23. "American __!" 24. Monogram for the star of "Topper" 25. Beatle wife 26. Janet Jackson's age 29. Viola Davis' state of birth: abbr. 30. Sci-fi adventure series for Anson Mount 34. "Wheel of Fortune" personality 36. "__ __ Evil"; 2006 Glenn Jacobs movie 38. And so forth: abbr. 39. Actor Calhoun 42. "A Flea in Her __"; 1968 Rex Harrison film 43. Role on "NCIS: Los Angeles" (2) DOWN 1. Suffix for auction or puppet 2. Deli loaves 3. "Surely it is __ __, Rabbi?"; Judas' words at the Last Supper 4. Redford's initials 5. Ending for employ or absent 6. French girlfriend 7. Surrounded by 8. Prefix meaning "modern" 9. "Jimmy __ __!" 12. "The __ __"; Freddie Highmore series 14. "__ and the City" 16. "Ask This __ House" 19. Cartoon bear 20. Rather and Aykroyd 22. Mayberry's location: abbr. 23. "The __-Over"; 2016 Adam Sandler movie 27. Mary __ Summers; "Gilligan's Island" role 28. "__ Life to Live" 30. Peruvian Indian 31. "__ to Hart" (1979-84) 32. "__ __ sow, so shall ye reap" 33. "Hide and __"; 2005 Robert De Niro film 35. Source of quick cash, for short 37. "Emerald Point __" (1983-84) 40. "__ vey" 41. Yellow Brick, for one: abbr. Solution on page 2 CoverStory By George Dickie © Zap2it For many an Olympic athlete, a silver medal is a dream realized, the culmi- nation of a life of hard work and training and the crown jewel of a trophy case. For U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, it conjures thoughts of what she feels was her disappointing performance at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. "It was great to walk away with the silver," the 33-year-old product of Douglaston, Ga., says, "but I wasn't satisfied with the way I performed. I wasn't satisfied with my driving and so my biggest focus this Olympics is to really put together four great runs where I'm driving well. I want to walk away win, lose or draw with a good performance, and I don't feel like I had that at Sochi, like I was a little bit inconsistent and that's what caused me to not win the gold medal. But at the same time, you're su- per-excited to still be able to make mistakes and win the medal at any stage." This week, Meyers Tay- lor and her push athlete Lauren Gibbs will take to the course at the Olympic Sliding Centre in Pyeo- ngChang, South Korea, in the second full week of competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics, which air on NBC, NBC Sports Network, CNBC, USA Net- work, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. Coming into these games, Meyers Taylor had registered but one win during the 2017-18 World Cup season, but that has left her far from discour- aged. Her runs, she says, have been consistent and mistakes have been kept to a minimum. She also points out that she's been experimenting with different partners and sled configu- rations. "Some of them have worked, some of them have not worked at all," she says with a laugh. "But that's what you've got to do Olympic year." She knows her path to gold will not be easy. She sees stiff competition coming from Stephanie Schneider of Germany, who she says is "really hot" right now but is light on experience, and Can- ada's two-time defending Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries. "She knows how to get her four runs," Meyers Tay- lor says. "She's one of the most successful women in our sport so she's always going to be the No. 1 com- petitor." U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor competes at the 2018 Winter Olympics on NBC, and other networks. U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor seeks consistency in PyeongChang 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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