this girl is amazing

[mongrelheart]

U.S. Olympic weightlifter Holley Mangold

Comments

[zulu]

That's completely terrific!

[rydra_wong]

Oh, awesome! Her smile at 0:25 is pure glorious badass.

I was thinking about posting this NY Times piece about her:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/magazine/shes-350-pounds-and-olympics-bound.html

It's a bit fixated on her weight, in that "OMG she's fat and yet an Olympian! Freaky!" way. But if it helps spread the idea that fitness comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes, that's got to be good.

[mongrelheart]

I just read that NYT article, the article definitely does have its issues but I agree it's also great to see a focus on the diversity of fit bodies. I'm really stoked to watch the Olympic weight lifting this year!

[rachelmanija]

Fantastic! Thanks for posting.

[buddleia]

Awesome. I want every teenage girl to see this.

[sophiap]

I officially have a crush on her, now. What an amazing woman.

[jest]

This is the most awesome thing I've seen all week!

[diet_poison]

This lady is awesome! Love her badass attitude.