For the past four years, Tina Bosworth has dominated the women's Log Rolling competition at the Great Outdoor Games — winning gold every time. That's why when she hit the water and was eliminated in the semifinals, the ripples reverberated well beyond the log-rolling pool. For the first time in the Games' history, a new Women's Log Rolling champion would be crowned.

Her elimination in the semifinals came at the feet of Jenny Atkinson. The best of three roll was high-octane with the log switching directions and gaining velocity as the seconds passed. Atkinson fell first and Bosworth looked to be in control.

	Tina Bosworth was eliminated in the semifinals of the Log Roll at the feet of Jenny Atkinson.

After a pep talk from rolling legend Fred Scheer, Atkinson stepped onto the log and got a good grip on the wood with her spikes. She started sprinting and forced Bosworth off, bringing the crowd to their feet and tying the match at one fall each.

The champion seemed stunned. Water always feels colder when you're pushed in.

In the last round of the best-of-three match, Atkinson looked destined for a dunking. She stuttered and sent her arms flailing. But she recovered and burst into a sprint, which caught the defending champ off guard. With a second splash in the water, Bosworth's run came to an end.

Tina Bosworth had been the undisputed champion of the sport, amassing 10 World Championships and 5 Great Outdoor Games gold medals. Last year at the World Championships, though, she began to show signs of wear, losing to Lizzie Hoeschler.

After losing the two major log-rolling competitions, Bosworth implied that she's ready to consider other timber sports. "I'd like to start doing chopping events," she said. "I already do sawing events and I'm learning to chop."

Bosworth said she likely won't be attending the World Championships this year. "It's hard not to support the sport I love, but I don't agree with the politics," she said. The problem, according to Bosworth, is that the event will take place in Minneapolis instead of its traditional home in Hayward, Wis.

Regardless of what her next move is, Bosworth will be remembered in log rolling as a one-woman dynasty.

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