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08-18-2016, 04:50 AM
USA swimmer shares heartwarming homecoming after disappointment in Rio
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The Olympics (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/) can offer the greatest moments of an athlete's life but they can also be cruel. Some competitors, for example, can plummet from superstar to also-ran within four years - all almost before they're even legally allowed to drink.*
Case in point: USA swimmer Missy Franklin, who shared a heartwarming video Wednesday of the homecoming that awaited her after a rough Olympic run in Rio.*
SEE ALSO: Ryan Lochte's alleged Olympics robbery is **w the biggest whodunnit since '******' (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/ryan-lochte-rio-robbery-olympics/)
Franklin was one of the brightest American stars at the London games in 2012. At just 17 years old, she won four gold medals and a bronze. Observers who then forgot about her for four years expected the same in Rio. But Franklin flopped. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/missy-franklin-homecoming-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The Olympics (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/) can offer the greatest moments of an athlete's life but they can also be cruel. Some competitors, for example, can plummet from superstar to also-ran within four years - all almost before they're even legally allowed to drink.*
Case in point: USA swimmer Missy Franklin, who shared a heartwarming video Wednesday of the homecoming that awaited her after a rough Olympic run in Rio.*
SEE ALSO: Ryan Lochte's alleged Olympics robbery is **w the biggest whodunnit since '******' (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/ryan-lochte-rio-robbery-olympics/)
Franklin was one of the brightest American stars at the London games in 2012. At just 17 years old, she won four gold medals and a bronze. Observers who then forgot about her for four years expected the same in Rio. But Franklin flopped. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/missy-franklin-homecoming-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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