The 26-year-old scored two goals in the Americans’ Olympic opener, a 3-0 victory over Zambia.
PARIS, France — After all that Mallory Swanson went through last year, she’s grateful to be in France for the Olympics. She also plans to shake things up for the U.S. team.
So far she’s on track: She scored two goals in the Americans’ Olympic opener, a 3-0 victory over Zambia.
Swanson was the team’s leading scorer with seven goals in six games to start last year when she injured her knee in a friendly match against Ireland in the run-up to the Women’s World Cup. The injury to her patella tendon required surgery and a long recovery process. It also kept her off the World Cup roster.
As the team drove to the stadium in Nice for the Zambia game, the 26-year-old Swanson reflected on her recovery.
“To be a part of this group and have all these girls and coaches and staff …