Olympic Fever

tela o' donnell was getting her butt kicked in a 121lb wrestling match in the elimination pool round. she was down to a russian 5-0 or so in the second period and appeared to be completely outmatched with the russian squarely in control. but o'donnell took her opponent who had o' donnell in a vulnerable position, flipped and pinned her. pretty exciting. apparently, o' donnell, from homer, alaska, is an unconventional athlete and a free spirit. she is from homer, alaska - and her story sound reminiscent of something from northern exposure...