"The 25-year-old Ludwig was in the middle of a move, packing up the stuff in his Akron, Ohio apartment. "I had some different stresses going on," he said, "but then immediately all that changed." He drove to the University of Akron to pick up his poles at 4 a.m., then was off to the Cleveland airport to catch a 7:45 p.m. flight to Tokyo. ...but failed to qualify for the final..."
