Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson reacts after a High Jump attempt at the women's Heptathlon during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012.
Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson reacts after a High Jump attempt at the women's Heptathlon during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. Matt Dunham, Associated Press
By Associated Press

"That'll soon change, after the shot." — 19-year-old Katarina Johnson-Thompson, a Briton who is off to a surprising third place start in the women's heptathlon.

—Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://www.twitter.com/APKrawczynski

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