Gold medalist Kristen Faulkner of Team United States poses on the podium during the Women's Road Race on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Trocadero on August 04, 2024 in Paris, France.
Kristen Faulkner ended a 40-year-drought for the U.S. in the Paris Olympics — in a sport she picked up for fun six years ago.
On Sunday, the 31-year-old became the first American rider to win gold in the women's road race since Connie Carpenter did so in the 1984 Los Angeles games.
She didn't start competitive cycling until 2017 when she moved to New York to work as a venture capitalist.
She told the Associated Press that her career as a venture capitalist has been instrumental in her success as a professional athlete.
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Kristen Faulkner, Connie Carpenter, Faulkner, Faulkner wasn't, Taylor Knibb, she's
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Team United, Olympic Games, Paris Olympics, Harvard University, NBC News, Team USA, Silicon Valley Bank, Wall Street, American Continental, Associated Press
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Trocadero, Paris, France, Angeles, Homer , Alaska, Kenai, New York, Silicon, North America, San Francisco