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    {"id":2406,"date":"2016-08-11T13:59:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T13:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viedu.org\/?p=2406"},"modified":"2023-05-11T21:53:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T21:53:12","slug":"visions-graduate-to-compete-for-team-usa-in-2016-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/visions-graduate-to-compete-for-team-usa-in-2016-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Visions Graduate to Compete for Team USA in 2016 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='hr av-lhjnudn1-95e99ed5d97e4711b5912f1671f5c9c5 hr-default  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhjnu9ub-bce37d260db5b199f12d9659b9d36e6b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhjnu9ub-bce37d260db5b199f12d9659b9d36e6b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhjnu9ub-bce37d260db5b199f12d9659b9d36e6b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-6385 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-6385 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Visions-Graduate-to-Compete-for-Team-USA-in-2016-Olympics-495x400.png\" alt='Image of Olympic Snowboarder adjusting her helmet' title='Visions Graduate to Compete for Team USA in 2016 Olympics'  height=\"400\" width=\"495\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='hr av-lhjnuhfi-c797f9b57e50cdfa9ec3dddc1771c15b hr-default  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-a93934ecd89fbb8a9566d39e89cd3725 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhjnzz4k-86ec37d4b6e34f77103ec8ec8d23119a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Visions Graduate to Compete for Team USA in 2016 Olympics<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a goal she set while still a student at Visions In Education. And now 2011 graduate and team track cycler Ruth Winder is seeing her dream become a reality. In Rio right now, Winder can proudly and officially say she is an Olympic contender.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like many Olympians, the road to Rio has been long and arduous. Born in England and a nearly 20-year resident of Lafayette, California, Winder began bike riding at 13 and within a year began racing. By 16, she won the Junior National Road Race and began a quest that earned her another junior national gold medal, two national championships in team pursuit, and participation in five World Championships, including the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016 UCI World Championship<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in London, where she became part of USA Cycling history by winning the first world title in team pursuit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Peddling To Victory<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the five years since graduating from Visions, Winder has pursued cycling full time, sacrificing even a job and going to college to have the time, schedule, and dedication to train.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRacing is fun, but it requires physical and skills training before getting in a bunch with 60 other racers,\u201d said Winder. \u201cAt 16, I set myself the goal of going to the Olympic Games. I\u2019ve dedicated myself to that goal [and] wouldn\u2019t be here today if I hadn\u2019t spent many hours over many years putting in the required training.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponsorship by the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since 2014 helped make full time cycling possible and opened doors to racing. In October 2014, Winder took a leap of faith by moving to Colorado Springs to be close to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/about-the-usoc\/olympic-training-centers\/csotc\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olympic Training Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere&#8217;s a very long selection process to get to Rio,\u201d shared Winder&#8217;s mom, Margaret. \u201c[Ruth] had to go to training camps, she had to continually train, she had to prove she was worthy&#8230;She moved to Colorado Springs to be close to the right coaches and the right facilities&#8230;She had to get the right people to notice her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the right people did indeed notice her. Within a few months, Winder was recognized for possessing the hard work ethic, heart, and rigid standard it takes to be accepted into the Olympic training program and earn residency at the center. The rest is history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the future is unfolding just now as Winder celebrates achieving her goal of being an Olympian.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Olympian\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is the Olympic Games!\u201d Winder said with excitement before heading to Rio. \u201cHow amazing is it that a girl from Lafayette, California is going to compete in the world\u2019s biggest sporting event. I can\u2019t wait to be part of Team USA, to compete, to participate in the closing ceremony, and have a party.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking on the challenge of pursuing gold as a team, Winder said that while bike racing often seems like it is about one person winning, even that requires a team to make it happen. Indeed Winder&#8217;s family is all too familiar with the teamwork it takes to support an Olympic hopeful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe last two years have in particular been an incredibly hard struggle, but she achieved her goal and we backed her 100% because she worked so hard,\u201d said Margaret. \u201cWe\u2019ve lived with the ups and downs, the stress and pressure, the broken bones and heartache of bike racing, but this is another level beyond anything we\u2019ve experienced. From here on, Ruth will be known as an Olympian. Wow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winder said that home schooling through Visions helped kick start her dream by allowing her to have a schedule that accommodated riding and ultimately the training required to race.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To the high schoolers and young adults out there who have a goal they&#8217;d like to pursue, Winder gave enthusiastic advice from someone who, little by little, worked extremely hard to get where she&#8217;s at now.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGo for it! Dream, work, achieve,\u201d she said. \u201cI set myself a goal that I didn\u2019t know I would achieve. But everyday I worked toward my goal and I\u2019m [getting ready to get] on a plane to Rio right now!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visions is in awe of Winder&#8217;s dedication and the inspiration she is to anyone who has dreams, goals, and a mountain of challenges ahead of them. Best of wishes to Ruth and Team USA! 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