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Monique van der Vorst’s competitive spirit thrived even after she lost the use of her legs as a teenager. She won two silver medals at the Beijing Paralympics and hoped to win gold in London in 2012. Those dreams are gone now because another was fulfilled: She began regaining feeling in her legs over the summer, and now she can walk again. The 26-year-old Dutch cyclist says she doesn’t need Christmas this year: “Every day was special.” There is no running for her yet, but already her mind is racing forward. “It would be a dream of me to do the Ironman as an abled athlete,” she said.
