Hometown Hopefuls: Road to Paris July 9, 2024 12:18 pm Hometown Hopefuls: For Kennedy Blades making the Olympics isn't enough, she wants gold Kennedy Blades couldn’t figure out what was missing after she made Team USA and secured her status as an Olympian, but she quickly realized what it was Local 2:32 How Kate Brim went from the hospital to the top of a Paralympic podium in six weeks 2:43 Paralympic champion Morgan Stickney's special bond with her doctors and Katie Ledecky 0:53 Ali Truwit wins silver medal in Paralympics more than a year after shark attack 1:55 USA's Jaydin Blackwell: ‘I have the best style out of everyone' at the Paralympics 2:32 How Team USA's Gia Pergolini ripped her racing swimsuit moments before winning Paralympic gold