Jessica Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen’s Daughter Jessica Wins Silver Medal in Olympic Debut
Bruce Springsteen may have been born to run, but his daughter Jessica Springsteen was born to jump. The 29-year-old made her Olympic debut in Tokyo, and on Saturday she and her teammates Laura Kraut and McLain Ward took home the silver medal in team equestrian jumping. Jessica told CNN that she called her family after the “wild” experience. “I FaceTimed them really quick. They were all screaming, I don’t think we understood anything,” she said. “Just saw their team USA gear; there was just lots of shouting. I couldn’t make a lot out but I know that they’re so excited.” Since this was her first time competing in the Olympic games, Jessica Springsteen admitted to feeling some nerves. “You definitely start to get the jitters,” she said. “But it was also super exciting. My horse [Don...
Bruce Springsteen’s Daughter Jessica and U.S. Equestrian Team Win Silver Medal at Tokyo Olympics
It’s the first for the 29-year-old Springsteen, the daughter of famed rockers Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, who made her Olympic debut in Tokyo. Riding powerful stallion Don Juan van de Donkhoeve, she clipped one rail in the primary round Saturday, as did McLain Ward, leaving the U.S in a tie with the Swedes for first with eight penalty points. “I was happy we were able to pull it together and fight for the rest of the course,” Springsteen said. Springsteen, Laura Kraut and Ward each moved cleanly through the shortened jump-off course and did so with a combined time of 124.2 seconds. Peder Fredricson, the final Swedish rider, needed to circle the track in 40.30 seconds or better without error and cruised to a time of 39.01 for the country’s record fourth gold medal but first since 1...
