The things we can't control
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Evelyn and Grace are two very different women with the same goal:
Being the best in their respective sports.
That already seems to be the only thing they have in common because their sports and lives couldn't be any different.
Evelyn Hansen is already a known name in the gymnastics world. After the Tokio Olympics she works to be back on the olympic podium in Paris, to set some things right.
Grace Preath on the other hand, is just starting her professional soccer career and hopes to attract some attention from the US Women's National Team trough her college appearances.
But what both women didn't knew was, that their lives and believes would completely change during their college years. Will they still achieve their goals in a time of love, confusion and loss?
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