Expectations are high that a member of the U.S. women’s weightlifting team could win gold at the Olympics. And among the team’s most promising athletes is 21-year-old Olivia Reeves.
It’s tucked away in an industrial park and you could easily miss it. That is, except for the big white banner that hangs over the front door, with five interlocking Olympic rings in the center and Reeves’ name right beneath them.Inside, a half dozen wooden weightlifting platforms dot the no-frills space. In the middle of Reeves' platform is a white square with an image of the Olympic flame and the words “Paris 2024.”Expectations are high that a member of the U.S.
And then there’s the snatch, where a lifter grabs the bar with a wide grip and lifts it overhead in one continuous motion. In competition, athletes get three attempts at each lift. Their heaviest snatch and heaviest clean and jerk combined makes up their total. And the lifter with the highest total wins.
These days, Reeves trains alongside her sister Haley, who is two years younger and also a competitive weightlifter. Reeves is similarly grateful that her training partner happens to be her sister, best friend and roommate. “I love having her in here,” she says. “She knows exactly what I'm doing and what I'm going through in and out of lifting.”And if you watch her compete, there’s one thing that stands out: Just after finishing a big lift, she seems to always have a smile on her face.
Some athletes tweak their training ahead of big competitions, but Reeves says she tries to create as much consistency as she can.“Anything I really do in training, I do in competition,” she says. “I try to practice keeping it parallel across the board. The way that I walk up to the bar, the way that I approach the bar, the way they put chalk on my hands — everything is the same.”
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