Mike Coppola / Staff / Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated July 24, 2024
The U.S. is hoping for a comeback in the sport of Taekwondo after failing to send any male athletes to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Now, America is back, and C.J. Nickolas is aiming to not just compete but become a gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
And Nickolas gets it from his mama, who he