The 2020 Olympics were played in 2021, which should convey everything anyone needs to know about that strange time period. Nelly Korda won the gold medal in women’s golf for the United States, but with COVID-19 protocol in place and everyone at the Olympic Games fairly locked down, it was about as odd of a gold medal experience as anyone has ever had.
Korda is back in Paris this week, and a lot has happened since those Olympic Games in Japan. She has won eight times since, including another major championship, and ripped off five in a row earlier this year. She is a more complete golfer than she was three years ago.
A lot has happened with the Olympics, too. Fans have congregated in Paris and even surprised several of the men competing last week in the golf who did not expect such vivacious French crowds. This is unusual for Olympics golf. Tokyo had almost no crowds and the Rio 2016 crowds were fairly small. But then, the entire Olympic experience, for everyone, seems much different than it did in Tokyo.
“It’s been three years, and as you said, it’s a different country, different venue,” said Korda. “Doesn’t really feel like I’m defending, really. So I’m just going to go out, enjoy the experience….
