Katie Nageotte better brush up on her French … ’cause the Team USA pole vaulter ,she’s hoping to defend her gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris!!
30-year-old Nageotte shocked the world by edging out Russian Olympic Committee world champ Anzhelika Sidorova on her third attempt of the event earlier this month … after failing on her first two tries.
She ended up crushing it at 4.90 meters … with Sidorova taking silver at 4.85.
The Ohio native has received praise from Cleveland stars like Jake Paul and Bernie Kosar following the awesome success story … as well as other celebs including Katie Couric.
Despite her rising popularity, Katie tells us it still hasn’t really set in that she’s the greatest in the world … but she won’t have much more time to dwell on it — because she’s already competing again at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday.
A few weeks later, she’s got the Diamond League Final in Zurich, Switzerland … and then it’s FINALLY time for a well-deserved break!!
She tells us she made a deal with her trainer that if the Olympics went well — which they definitely did! — she’d be able to have a few weeks off to do whatever she wants!!
But, Nageotte ain’t ready to hang up the vaulting pole just yet — she says as long as she stays healthy, she’ll be ready to go for gold again in Paris!!
USA!!!
