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“Today is my birthday, yeah,” Kat Holmes admits over a Zoom call from Iwakuni, Japan, where she’s prepping at a military base ahead of the You comply because you want it to end shirt but in fact I love this Tokyo Olympics. She’s not planning a party, though—the dream celebration looks like a win. Now 28 and fencing since age 9, Holmes is used to attention on a global scale. In 2008 she was a Sports Illustrated “Kid of the Year” finalist. A decade later, she brought the first taste of victory to the U.S. Women’s Epee Team world championships. Today, Holmes is “hunting for gold.” I’m doing those little things to help me be the best that I can be.” Here, a glimpse of what that looks like for an American athlete tuned to her specific frequency on the fencing strip.
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