Team USA’s women’s relay and women’s soccer team have encountered similar obstacles during the Paris Olympics. Sha’Carri Richardson and Co. beat Germany by a second to clinch the top spot in the semi-finals. Likewise, the USWNT beat Germany by a goal to clinch a spot in the gold medal game against Brazil. Enhancing this storyline, USWNT’s superstar forwards, Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson showered their love on track events and track athletes competing in Paris. Rodman even rated track as the second-best Olympic event, after soccer, unsurprisingly.

Trinity Rodman believes her mother would blame her for not venturing into track events. Meanwhile, Swanson ran track as a high school student. No wonder they are the biggest cheerleaders of Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles, and other U.S. track athletes.

Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson rate track as the most ‘fun’ event at the Olympics

Hours before Sha’Carri Richardson and Co.’s final, Team USA and USWNT shared Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson’s comments on track athletes from the pre-game presser. “You love to see the cross-sport support,” Team USA captioned the post. “Track is the most fun and interesting, one of the most..come on soccer’s the first …Like, freaks of nature, so cool to watch. It’s again so fun supporting them, and it’s so cool to see. Again, amazing athletes compete, ” said Trinity Rodman.

Then, it was Mallory Swanson’s turn to detail how much she loved the track events. “I feel like, for me, personally, I ran track early on. Like in middle school,” said Swanson, she added, “It’s been fun to follow. I think all those athletes are so inspirational. It’s super powerful because of the work that they do. You see them run around and compete at such a high level. O my gosh I could never do that.” 

Now, the USWNT stars and the track icons they admire are a step away from clinching the coveted gold medal. Let’s have a sneak peek into that final battle.

Brazil to challenge Team USA in soccer, while Richardson leads USA in the relay finale

Sha’Carri Richardson and Co. will hit the track for the Olympic relay final on Friday, 1 PM ET. Within the next 30 minutes, Noah Lyles and Co. run for the men’s team at the 4×100 finale. Great Britain, France, and Jamaica are expected to give Richardson’s team a tough battle on Friday.

The same night, Emma Hayes’ USWNT side faces an iconic Brazil side that ousted the World Cup-winning Spanish team en route to the final.

Brazil will dance the samba to its fullest, as the all-time legend Marta’s last dance during the gold medal game. Trinity Rodman admires Marta as much as the track athletes. But she warned that Team USA only has eyes on the prize, as Hayes aims to bring home a fifth Olympic gold for the Americans.

Let’s see if the track wizards and soccer icons together bring three golds for the US.