The tears that flowed down the cheeks of Sara Takanashi on Monday were of a different kind than those in Sochi four years ago.At the last Winter Olympics, Takanashi missed out on a medal in the inaugural women's ski jumping competition, finishing fourth despite being widely expected to win.The burden of being the gold-medal favorite of an Olympics-obsessed nation was too much for a 17-year-old to shoulder and Takanashi was left bawling in the arms of her fellow competitors after the event.She spent the four years post-Sochi determined to step onto the podium in South Korea, a feat she manag…READ FULL ARTICLE
