Justin Karn, aka the badger is a paralympian competing in judo. He is visually impaired in paralympic judo the contestants must be in physical contact at all times. Justin hails from Waterloo (I am a UW grad and have a soft spot for the city). Justin started judo when he was 13 and has been doing it for almost 2 decades now. He is well respected and feared for his choke holds (I'm not surprised...). He is a major contender having won bronze at the Parapan Games last year. He trains until the movements become second nature so that he can outwit and outlast his contenders. To achieve this he trains for 40 hours a week.
Natalie Mastracci is one of the members of the women's 8 rowing team. This will be her first trip to the Olympics. She started rowing in her last year of highschool and was noticed because of her success on the ergometer machines. She won silver with her crew last year at the worlds. Natalie earned herself a scholarship to Syracuse University and is pre-med. Her Twitter is: @nmastracci
Justin Karn, aka the badger is a paralympian competing in judo. He is visually impaired in paralympic judo the contestants must be in physical contact at all times. Justin hails from Waterloo (I am a UW grad and have a soft spot for the city). Justin started judo when he was 13 and has been doing it for almost 2 decades now. He is well respected and feared for his choke holds (I'm not surprised...). He is a major contender having won bronze at the Parapan Games last year. He trains until the movements become second nature so that he can outwit and outlast his contenders. To achieve this he trains for 40 hours a week. 
Natalie Mastracci is one of the members of the women's 8 rowing team. This will be her first trip to the Olympics. She started rowing in her last year of highschool and was noticed because of her success on the ergometer machines. She won silver with her crew last year at the worlds. Natalie earned herself a scholarship to Syracuse University and is pre-med. Her Twitter is: 
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