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MEDAL QUEST | MEDAL QUEST AT THE GAMES | "Anything Is Possiblel!" | PBS
As the Games end, MEDAL QUEST's Paralympians talk about how welcome they felt in London. The fans "treat me like one of their own," says Dartanyon Crockett, as he and his teammates on Team USA... 03:40
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MEDAL QUEST | MEDAL QUEST AT THE GAMES | Preventing a "freeway pile-up" of racers | PBS
Cheri Blauwet, seven-time Paralympic medalist and now a medical doctor, talks about injuries, athlete classifications, and doping controls. "I loved competing," she tells MEDAL QUEST, and she's... 03:29
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MEDAL QUEST | MEDAL QUEST AT THE GAMES | Racing for the 100m Gold | PBS
The most high-profile race in the Paralympics is the Men's 100m sprint (T44), headlined by South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, called "the fastest man on no legs." The 2012 race challengers included the... 03:55
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MEDAL QUEST | MEDAL QUEST AT THE GAMES | "When the crowd got louder, it fueled me." | PBS
Cyclist Allison Jones knew she wanted to get to the London Paralympics, even if she had to buy her own ticket and come as a spectator. Instead, she made Team USA and, racing on the first day of the... 03:37
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MEDAL QUEST | MEDAL QUEST AT THE GAMES| "I set a goal last year." | PBS
Last year Rudy Garcia-Tolson decided to try to qualify in two Paralympic sports: on the track and in swimming. With heats and qualifying events before the finals, he's competing more than a dozen... 03:28
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MEDAL QUEST | What Makes a Champion? | Competitive Spirit | PBS
Athletes from a range of sports -- sprinting, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball, cycling, discus, and more --agree: "It all comes down to heart." As Brent Rasmussen from sitting volleyball... 03:13
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MEDAL QUEST | Meet Katy Sullivan | "London is everything!" | PBS
Paralympic sprinter Katy Sullivan remembers how unsure she was the first time she saw running legs. Then, "the world of sports opened to me." She describes that incredible moment before a race... 04:14
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MEDAL QUEST | Meet Alana Nichols | "My competitive spirit kicked in." | PBS
Alana Nichols of the women's wheelchair basketball team admits she likes going "really fast." "I love feeling my heart beat," she says. Her competitive spirit took over when she started playing... 02:53
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MEDAL QUEST | Meet Mackenzie Soldan | "Everyone was cheering!" | PBS
Wheelchair tennis player Mackenzie Soldan talks us through last year's gold-medal match against teammate Emmy Kaiser in Gualajara, Mexico. Soldan was surprised, at the Parapan American Games, by... 03:36
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MEDAL QUEST | Meet Paul Schulte | "And we shoot 3-pointers, too!" | PBS
Paul Schulte, co-captain of the men's wheelchair basketball team, answers the questions everyone asks about his sport. "Blowing past someone on the baseline," "drop steps," "picks" -- the moves and... 02:36
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MEDAL QUEST | Rivalries | Blake Leeper: "I want to beat him. Point. Blank. Period." | PBS
Track athlete Blake Leeper talks about the intense level of competition in Paralympic sports and how he stacks up against two of the biggest names in racing: South Africa's Oscar Pistorius and... 02:40
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MEDAL QUEST | Introducing Medal Quest | "My goal -- gold for my country!" | PBS
MEDAL QUEST kicks off with an introduction to "the best athletes in the world" -- the elite athletes of the Paralympic Games. Competing in sports as different as wheelchair basketball, archery,... 07:26
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MEDAL QUEST | Rivalries | Myles Porter: "Part rival, part respect" | PBS
Judo fighter Myles Porter talks about his rival and nemesis -- and off-court friend -- Brazil's Antonio Tenorio da Silva, and about what drives him to compete. Antonio da Silva is the reigning... 02:44
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MEDAL QUEST | Meet Allison Jones | "Sign Me Up!" | PBS
Allison Jones tells the story of how she came to Paralympic cycling -- and how cool it is to hear crowds chant "USA!!" while she competes. A multi-sport competitor, Allison has competed in the... 03:06
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MEDAL QUEST | Paralympic Greats | 2011: Sneak Peak At The Velodrome | PBS
Cyclist Allison Jones and a small group of Paralympians and Olympians toured Britain last fall, visiting competition sites and also getting a feel for London's amazing attractions. In this video,... 03:41
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