SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Canadian short track star Charles Hamelin endured 11 hours of pain for a back tattoo that embodies his mindset going into the 2014 Sochi Games. It shows his skin shredded to reveal a body made of steel, stamped with the five Olympic rings.
"It is as if I have been made for the Olympics, racing there and winning medals," he told Reuters on Tuesday at the short track training venue in Sochi.
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