CHIBA, JAPAN – JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States celebrates after defeating Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei during the Women’s -57kg Taekwondo Semifinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
She won the first gold medal ever in this event, Women's Taekwondo, in the Olympic games for the United States! You made us proud Anastasija!
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Gold medalist Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States, pstands on the podium with the gold medal for the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Lo Chia-ling (L)of Team Chinese Taipei competes against Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Semifinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States celebrates after defeating Tatiana Minina of Team ROC during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/2021 Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States celebrates after defeating Hatice Kubra İlgun of Team Turkey during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Quarterfinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic (R) of Team United States competes against Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Semifinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States celebrates after defeating Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Semifinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States celebrates after defeating Hatice Kubra İlgun of Team Turkey during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Quarterfinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Gold medalist Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States, pstands on the podium with the gold medal for the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States celebrates after defeating Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Semifinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Gold medalist Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States, poses with the gold medal for the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic (L) of Team United States competes against Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Semifinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/2021 Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Gold medalist Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States, poses with the gold medal for the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Lo Chia-ling (L)of Team Chinese Taipei competes against Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Semifinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States celebrates after defeating Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Semifinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Gold medalist Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States, pstands on the podium with the gold medal for the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Tatiana Minina of Team ROC (R) competes against Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/2021 Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: (L-R) Silver medalist Tatiana Minina of Team ROC, gold medalist Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States, and bronze Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei and Hatice Kubra İlgun of Team Turkey pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Lo Chia-ling (R) of Team Chinese Taipei competes against Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States during the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Semifinal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: (L-R) Silver medalist Tatiana Minina of Team ROC, gold medalist Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States, and bronze medalists Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei and Hatice Kubra İlgun of Team Turkey pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Gold medalist Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States, poses with the gold medal for the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
Taekwondo - Olympics: Day 2
CHIBA, JAPAN - JULY 25: (L-R) Silver medalist Tatiana Minina of Team ROC, gold medalist Anastasija Zolotic of Team United States, and bronze medalists Lo Chia-ling of Team Chinese Taipei and Hatice Kubra İlgun of Team Turkey pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's -57kg Taekwondo Gold Medal contest on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on July 25, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
