As former University of Cincinnati standout Jordan Thompson reflects on helping to lead the United States women’s volleyball team to the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, a huge smile fills her face.
"I think about just the moment of stepping onto the podium, holding hands with my teammates and then getting to place the medal on our teammates' necks," she said. "And just that feeling of like, oh my gosh, we did it."
Thompson and Team USA defeated Brazil 25-21, 25-20, 25-14 on Aug. 8 to claim gold, something the program hadn’t done in the previous 57 years volleyball had been featured at the Games.