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In her second Olympics appearance, Leanne Wong is in Paris as an alternate for Team USA. Despite a Day One performance at the Olympic Trials that she said “wasn’t super strong,” Wong improved her scores in the vault , on the beam , floor and her all-around score for a seventh-place overall finish. Her strong finish in the vault earned her her highest-placed finish at third.Soccer
Two former Gators have already begun play in Paris. Adriana Leon and Deanne Rose are representing Canada, which defeated New Zealand 2-1 to begin play. Leon previously won Gold in 2021 with Canada, while Rose is in her first as an alternate. Despite only one season at UF, Leon made a tremendous impact in the 2012 season. Four of her five goals were game-winners, which was third in the SEC that season. Canada will play host country France on Sunday.
On top of Moore’s appearance at the Paris Olympics for the U.S., the Gators will also be sending Parker Valby. Valby had one of the best individual years an athlete could have after taking the title in Cross Country, 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m and earningLloydricia Cameron : shot putEddie Garcia : marathonGrant Holloway : 110m hurdlesWanya McCoy : 100m dash, 200m dashHakim Sani Brown : 100mAlida van Daalen : shot put, discusCam Parker is a contributing writer at AllGators.
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