BEAVERTON, Ore. – The high in the Portland suburb was supposed to be 97 degrees, Fahrenheit. As he met the media for the first time, it was still well short of that. But the midday sun at the adidas Training Center was still enough of a reminder. Tomás Conechny had ventured far from home.
A few days earlier, he’d been home. In Argentina. Where it was winter. His last day in Buenos Aires topped out at 52 degrees; or, 11, as they’d note it in Celsius. But it had been weeks since he’d gotten used to the idea that, three months past his 20th birthday, he’d need to move to further his career.