Lulu Conner, 26, died Tuesday after traveling to Paris to cheer on Steffens as she goes for a fourth consecutive gold medal with the U.S. team. Steffens described the situation as “a medical emergency.”
The six-time World Championship gold medalist has recently delivered some of the most commanding performances of his career while working full time as an engineer.
Dupont has long been considered by many the world’s best, and won the Men’s 15s World Player of the Year in 2021. Now he’s being compared to soccer’s GOAT, Lionel Messi.