Among the many amazing stories this year's Olympic Games have brought to the American audience, the unlikely gold medal push by the U.S. women's soccer team is one of the best. Expectations were not quite through the roof for the USWNT considering they hadn't appeared in a gold medal match since 2012 and are fresh off an incredibly disappointing World Cup showing. But a gritty 1-0 win over Germany on Tuesday will give the team a shot at gold for the first time in over a decade.
One person who will absolutely be locked into Saturday's gold medal bout will be Dansby Swanson, the Chicago Cubs shortstop whose wife, Mallory, is a forward on the USWNT. She's played a pivotal role in helping the U.S. get this far and her husband was (unsurprisingly) very quick to sing her praises while wearing her kit following yesterday's Cubs-Minnesota Twins game.
