Alaska wins its first gold medal in the Olympics. The reaction from the state and Lydia Jacoby’s parents was priceless.
Teen swimmer Lydia Jacoby wins gold in the Tokyo Olympics and the state of Alaska went crazy.
STAND UP ALASKA!
17-year-old Lydia Jacoby WINS GOLD, and everybody’s celebrating! #TokyoOlympics x @USASwimming
📺: NBC
💻: https://t.co/GFrdWbcFoO
📱: NBC Sports App pic.twitter.com/leYOC2Mzju— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 27, 2021
The whole state of Alaska was behind here.
When you’ve got the whole state behind you >>>@USASwimming x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/S5r6pCxeMq
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 27, 2021
There is only one 50 meter pool in the entire state of Alaska!
There is only one 50-meter pool in the state of Alaska.
Lydia Jacoby is the first @usaswimming athlete from Alaska.
Now, she’s got a gold medal. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/vv6eeRMekM
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 27, 2021
