Zoe Grossman Graduate Student, Sports Media at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism 6d Report this post Today, Kristen Faulkner, who quit her job as a venture capitalist in 2021 to pursue cycling, became the first American woman to win gold in the Olympic cycling road race since Connie Carpenter-Phinney did it in the inaugural 1984 race. Like Faulkner, Carpenter-Phinney had a unique road to gold. I got to tell Carpenter-Phinney’s story in my second of two USA TODAY pieces published a few weeks ago. Check it out below! https://lnkd.in/gWnXgFpA 25 Like Comment To view or add a comment, sign in More Relevant Posts Natalie Macaluso Senior Performance Consultant and Leadership Coach - helping individuals and teams build strategy, drive engagement, productivity and growth. Serving Trustee for arts charity. 4mo Report this post ???? Jasmine Paris became the first woman to complete one of the world's toughest races this weekend, The Barkley Marathon. ???? Only 20 people have ever fini...
