The former elite speed skater secured his rare Olympic double when Team USA defeated South Korea in the baseball semifinals on Thursday.
carried the U.S. flag at the Opening Ceremony two weeks ago.
Team USA flagbearers Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez carry the USA flag during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.The 31-year-old has joked that baseball and speed skating have virtually no commonality,While baseball is a uniquely American game, winning Olympic medals in the national pastime has been far from a given for Team USA.
This is just the sixth time baseball has been a medal sport and the U.S. has won one gold and two bronze medals .
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