From a Utah dorm room to an Olympic dream: Why Utes make up most of Canada’s medal-favorite 3x3 women’s basketball team
Before Canada even had a 3x3 national team, Paige Crozon and Michelle Plouffe manifested their opportunity to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
(Rebecca Blackwell | AP) Canada's Paige Crozon, center, looks to pass to Michelle Plouffe in the women's 3x3 basketball pool round match between Canada and China at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris.
Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.