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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='The Doctor Is in the Olympics' data-article-id='6031'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8833'>Elsa Desmond knows she is not going to win a medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics. </span> <span data-start-time='8833' data-end-time='14583'>She is not even expecting to place in the top half of the competitors.</span> <span data-start-time='14583' data-end-time='21146'>But Desmond is competing as the first women’s luge Olympian from Ireland. </span> <span data-start-time='21146' data-end-time='25604'>And she feels like she has already won.</span> <span data-start-time='25604' data-end-time='34688'>In the sport of luge, athletes race small sleds down an ice track at very high speeds. </span> <span data-start-time='34688' data-end-time='39063'>Luge athletes are called sliders.</span> <span data-start-time='39063' data-end-time='42771'>Desmond will not be in China for long. </span> <span data-start-time='42771' data-end-time='52521'>She competed on Monday in the opening night in the women's luge event and she is expected to leave on Friday. </span> <span data-start-time='52521' data-end-time='58479'>She plans to return to work in Ireland on Saturday as a doctor. </span> <span data-start-time='58479' data-end-time='64229'>She has delayed parts of her job to compete in the Olympics.</span> <span data-start-time='64229' data-end-time='75104'>“As the founder of the modern Olympics said, ‘It’s not about who wins, it’s about the fight to get there,’” Desmond said.</span> <span data-start-time='75104' data-end-time='81688'>Although she will not win in Beijing, she has already won some fights. </span> <span data-start-time='81688' data-end-time='98000'>She had been given many reasons why she could not compete: she is too short, she did not start sliding at a young age, and she could not balance a medical job with competing in a sport.</span> <span data-start-time='98000' data-end-time='106313'>The biggest difficulty simply might have been that Ireland did not have a luge organization. </span> <span data-start-time='106313' data-end-time='109563'>So, she started one herself.</span> <span data-start-time='109563' data-end-time='115083'>And now, officially, she is a luge Olympian.</span> <span data-start-time='115083' data-end-time='123396'>She was the 26th sled to cross the line in the first run of the women's race on Monday night. </span> <span data-start-time='123396' data-end-time='131042'>At that point, she was in 26th place faster than none of the other athletes. </span> <span data-start-time='131042' data-end-time='134354'>That did not matter to her. </span> <span data-start-time='134354' data-end-time='138979'>She celebrated with a large smile on her face.</span> <span data-start-time='138979' data-end-time='145313'>By the end of the night, she was the last in the competition in the 34th place.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/A.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18395 data-hint-location='25604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/what_is_a_sled.wav'>What is a sled?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a small vehicle that has a flat bottom or long, narrow strips of metal or wood on the bottom and that is used for moving over snow or ice'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/a_small_vehicle_that_has_a_flat_bottom_or_long_narrow_strips_of_metal_or_wood_on_the_bottom_and_that_is_used_for_moving_over_snow_or_ice.wav'><span>a small vehicle that has a flat bottom or long, narrow strips of metal or wood on the bottom and that is used for moving over snow or ice</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/a_simple_roofed_structure_typically_made_of_wood_or_metal_used_as_a_storage_space_a_shelter_for_animals_or_a_workshop.wav'><span>a simple roofed structure, typically made of wood or metal, used as a storage space, a shelter for animals, or a workshop</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/a_pole_with_a_flat_blade_used_to_row_or_steer_a_boat_through_the_water.wav'><span>a pole with a flat blade used to row or steer a boat through the water</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/a_compound_or_preparation_used_for_the_treatment_or_prevention_of_disease.wav'><span>a compound or preparation used for the treatment or prevention of disease</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18396 data-hint-location='138979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/in_which_place_did_elsa_demond_finish_in_the_luge_competition.wav'>In which place did Elsa Demond finish in the luge competition?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='thirty-fourth'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/thirtyfourth.wav'><span>thirty-fourth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/twentyfourth.wav'><span>twenty-fourth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/thirtieth.wav'><span>thirtieth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/thirteenth.wav'><span>thirteenth</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18397 data-hint-location='134354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/she_celebrated_with_a_large__blank__on_her_face.wav'>She celebrated with a large <span class='blank'>smile</span> on her face.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='smile'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/smile.wav'><span>smile</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/dog.wav'><span>dog</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/sink.wav'><span>sink</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5441/while.wav'><span>while</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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