Helen Maroulis

Olympic champion Helen Maroulis. At just 23 years old, she was competing in her first Olympic Games in Rio against Saori Yoshida, a 13x World Champion and the most decorated wrestler of all time. Yoshida was undefeated for over four straight years - until she stepped onto the mat with Maroulis, who shocked the world and defeated Yoshida to become the first, and only, American woman to win a Gold Medal in wrestling.

People have doubted Helen Maroulis her entire life. Many believed there was no room for her in the sport. That didn't stop her though. Since she was 13 she believed that she would be an Olympic gold medalist and nothing was going to keep her from achieving her dream. In Episode 1, Helen opens up about the obstacles she had to overcome to become the wrestler that she is today.