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Byline: Meri-Jo Borzilleri
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. _ Wrestler Tela O'Donnell lives in a dorm room at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, a long way from home.
Home is Homer, Alaska, where gender barriers are as rare as sunshine in winter.
"There's nothing you can't do," said Tela's mom, Claire O'Donnell.
Including be a woman and wrestle.
Tela has made Homer, a place where the sun shines five hours a day in winter, feel warm all over. She's the first Summer Olympian in Homer's history, making the 2004 Olympic team last month. Women's wrestling makes its Olympic debut in Athens.
Her high school principal, who doubles as a wrestling coach, and her mom are among those planning the trip from Homer.