During the race, he was the very picture of focus, alternating clapping or wringing his hands while standing to watch Leerdam compete. When she was done, and had won, she went over to the sideboards in front of where Paul was and paused, crying. AdvertisementJutta Leerdam of the Netherlands was in disbelief after breaking the Olympic record. Separately, Leerdam and Paul draw big crowds to their social media sites — her Instagram page has about 5 million followers; his has more than 28 million. I cannot support that.”AdvertisementThat drew a rebuke on social media from his brother, Logan, who wrote: “I love my brother but I don’t agree with this.

Source: Huffington Post February 09, 2026 19:32 UTC