Your Favorite Olympians: Where Are They Now?

Hope Solo Then

Hope Solo has had quite a career. She was a superstar soccer player even before she went off to represent the U.S. during the Olympics. She helped them take home the gold. Her career went south when she was found using banned prescription medication and was put on the watch-list by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

Hope Solo Now

In 2016, team U.S.A. lost to Sweden in the quarterfinals and Solo called them "a bunch of cowards." She was suspended by U.S.A. Soccer for six months before her contract was totally terminated. She got married to an NFL player in 2012 and welcomed twins in 2020.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.