CARMEL VALLEY —- The busy schedule Soren Thompson assembled to first reach and later prepare for the Olympics reveals the perfectionist personality that landed him a place on the U.S. Olympic fencing team. That he has completed his year of immersion in the sport feeling relaxed, confident and enlightened by his travels reveals the easygoing Carmel Valley native who, at 23, feels it was the perfect time to see the world.
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