Perspective | Lydia Jacoby, 17-year-old bluegrass musician, delivers the most stirring upset of the Olympics

July 29, 2021 by Leo

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Swimming – Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Medal Ceremony – Tokyo Aquatics Centre – Tokyo, Japan – July 27, 2021. Lydia Jacoby of the United States poses on the podium with the gold medal REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

The family from Seward, Alaska, planned to visit the Olympics as fans last year. This year, Lydia won gold instead.

Source: Perspective | Lydia Jacoby, 17-year-old bluegrass musician, delivers the most stirring upset of the Olympics

I know I normally post lesser-seen stories, but the behind-the-scenes on this one just spoke to me.