Lydia Jacoby's Alaska hometown erupts in celebration after huge upset to win Olympic gold - News Summed Up

Lydia Jacoby's Alaska hometown erupts in celebration after huge upset to win Olympic gold


Seventeen-year-old Lydia Jacoby made history Tuesday in Tokyo by upsetting defending champion Lilly King to earn Olympic gold for the U.S. in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke. "I wasn’t really expecting a gold medal, so when I looked up and saw the scoreboard it was insane." BERMUDA'S FLORA DUFFY WINS TRIATHLON GOLDNow, she’s heading back to Seward, — population: 2,773 — with a gold medal. World record-holder Kaylee McKeown gave the Aussie women another gold medal with a victory in the women’s 100 backstroke, setting an Olympic record. Tom Dean captured the gold in 1 minute, 44.22 seconds, while teammate Duncan Scott picked up the silver in 1:44.26.


Source: Fox News July 27, 2021 04:26 UTC



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