Molly Simpson reflects on fifth-place BMX finish at Paris Olympics
The Summer Olympics have wrapped up for another four years, and Red Deerian Molly Simpson is back after a solid fifth-place performance in women’s BMX racing.
In the final race of 24 competitors, Simpson placed fifth with a time of 35.833. The gold medal went to Australian racer Saya Sakakibara with a time of 34.231, just 1.602 seconds faster than Simpson’s time.
“I had some really good laps and races and put out a solid result of fifth place. Obviously the goal is to medal, I think that’s anybody’s goal when they go to the Olympics but that being said, I now know that I really want to go for gold in L.A. in four years time. Going through that experience, now I’m just feeling even more motivated and just wanting more,” she reflected.