{"id":506662,"date":"2026-06-23T06:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T06:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/506662\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T06:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T06:24:09","slug":"a-conversation-across-generations-brady-ellison-casey-kaufhold-carry-the-dream-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/506662\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation Across Generations: Brady Ellison & Casey Kaufhold Carry the Dream Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first time Casey Kaufhold<\/a> saw archery<\/a> on the Olympic stage, she was 12 years old.<\/p>\n

Sitting in front of a television during the Olympic Games Rio 2016, she watches Team USA compete. Among the athletes on screen is Brady Ellison<\/a>, already one of the most accomplished archers in the world.<\/p>\n

For Kaufhold, that moment changed everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, ‘Holy crap, they’re shooting<\/a> bows on TV. That’s awesome. I want to do that,\u2019\u201d she recalls. \u201cI had never really seen archery at that big of a scope. Then I was like, well, if they can do that, then I can sure do that too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, Kaufhold is no longer the young fan watching from home. At just 22 years old, Kaufhold is already a two-time Olympian and bronze medalist, having competed alongside the very athlete who first inspired her. At the Olympic Games Paris 2024<\/a>, she helped Team USA earn bronze in the mixed recurve team event \u2014 the country’s first Olympic archery medal since 2016.<\/p>\n

While Kaufhold and Ellison competed on the world\u2019s biggest stage, their journey was made possible by countless people behind the scenes. Olympic & Paralympic Day, celebrated each year on June 23, unites the world in a global celebration of sport, honoring the power of shared dreams and collective support. Their stories reflect a truth seen across Team USA: no athlete reaches the Olympic or Paralympic stage alone. Families, coaches, teammates, fans and donors all play a vital role in helping athletes pursue excellence.<\/p>\n

Through the United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation<\/a> (USOPF), supporters help provide the resources athletes need to train, travel, recover and compete at the highest level. That support not only fuels today\u2019s champions but also helps ensure the next generation of Team USA athletes has the opportunity to chase their Olympic and Paralympic dreams.<\/p>\n

That perspective has shaped how athletes like Ellison think about the impact they leave behind. For Ellison, success once centered on personal achievement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was younger, it was all about my legacy, what I was going to do, wanting to be the best that’s ever lived,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Now, after more than two decades at the highest level of the sport, his perspective has shifted.<\/p>\n

The medals still matter. The Olympic teams still matter. But increasingly, he thinks about what he leaves behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say the legacy I want to leave is that if you work hard enough and you’re committed and you approach this sport the right way, you can make a living,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd also, that you can do this forever.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first time Casey Kaufhold saw archery on the Olympic stage, she was 12 years old. Sitting in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506663,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-506662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}