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The NWSL sprinted head-first into its Olympic break and I sprinted head-first into Olympic coverage.
I’m Emily Olsen here in NYC with Steph Yang for the U.S. women’s national team Olympic availability. Meg Linehan is slowly packing for France — welcome to Full Time!
Want more? The “Full Time” podcast is here for you with a breakdown of the NWSL season so far. Now, live from New York …
Olympic Media Day: Up close with Emma Hayes and USWNT players
I went from doing the “HOT TO GO!” by Chappell Roan dance at a wedding Sunday night to sitting front-row at a news conference for the U.S. Olympic soccer teams yesterday. As I made my way to the fifth floor of the Nike Experience store on 5th Avenue, with my luggage in tow, a family from out of town got on the elevator:
“You can’t go to the fifth floor. They’re filming a podcast. I’m not sure with whom,” the dad said.
“What if it’s someone famous, like LeBron James?” the tween asked with excitement.
While it wasn’t King James, I’d argue one of the headliners — USWNT head coach Emma Hayes — can work a room at least as well as the future…
