THE SUDDEN PASSING OF
A FRIEND AND HURRICANE
IRMA’S LANDFALL WEIGHED ON
FLEX LEWIS IN THE WEEKS AND
DAYS BEFORE HIS SIXTH
CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIA 212
VICTORY—THEN DEATH THREATS
TWO WEEKS LATER RAISED IT
TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
BY JAMES RILEY PHOTOGRAPHS BY PER BERNAL
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FLEX | MARCH 2018