Caitlin Clark is a name any basketball fan should be familiar with. Now, curling fans also need to know who she is. No, Clark hasn\u2019t taken up curling\u2014although she would probably be pretty good at it if she tried\u2014but Team USA curler Korey Dropkin invoked Caitlin Clark\u2019s name to describe his partner\u2019s clutch gene.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s like Kobe Bryant or Caitlin Clark, just draining those shots. She\u2019s clutch,\u201d Dropkin said about his partner Cory Thiesse, as reported by CNN Sports\u2019 Dana O\u2019Neil<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The duo won silver in the mixed doubles curling after narrowly losing to Sweden. Their success marked the first time a mixed doubles team won a medal in curling for the U.S., and Thiesse is the first American woman to win any curling medal whatsoever.\u00a0<\/p>\n For Clark, this is a fun sign of respect. Not only was she mentioned in the same sentence as Kobe Bryant\u2014a five-time NBA champion and one of the best players to ever play the game\u2014but this is also further proof that her stardom transcends basketball. Clark already took the golf world by storm <\/a>when she played in the Annika Pro-Am. By now, Caitlin Clark isn\u2019t a big name in women\u2019s basketball or in women\u2019s sports, but in the entire sports world.\u00a0<\/p>\n Caitlin Clark should be headed to the Olympics herself soon<\/p>\n Caitlin Clark already represented the U.S. at international competitions at the youth level, winning gold medals at the U16 AmeriCup in 2017 and at the U19 World Cups in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, she was named the Under-19 World Cup MVP.\u00a0<\/p>\n