Sports Illustrated - USA (2022-06)

(Maropa) #1

OLIVIA MOULTRIE
PORTLAND THORNS FC


After winning a lawsuit
disputing the NWSL’s
age rule, the 15-year-old
phenom became the league’s
youngest player. Now 16,
the Wilsonville, Ore., native
is leading a new generation
of young, elite athletes who
are challenging women’s
sporting bodies to evolve
their eligibility rules.


PHOTOGRAPH BY
KOHJIRO KINNO

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