Hope Solo Goes So Low

Washington State native Hope Solo has received a 6 month suspension from the US National Soccer team for calling the Swedish Olympic team "cowards" after it ended the US team's chance to get a gold medal in the quarter finals.  It is Solo's second suspension from the team. Last year, she was suspended for 30 days after an incident at training camp.  She has also dealt with charges of domestic violence after a 2014 incident in Kirkland.

Hope For World Class Local Area Athlete

We should be proud to have Hope Solo living in the area, she is a two time Olympic gold medal winner.  She is a lifelong Washington state resident, growing up in Richland, attending the University of Washington and playing for the hometown Seattle Reign Women's Soccer team.  She is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the game.  She was also a contestant on Dancing With The Stars, one of the few if any contestants to clearly identify with the Seattle area.
With a very easy to remember name and being a top female athlete comes challenges, incidents that would maybe be unnoticed by news media become big stories when a well known figure is involved.  We are saddened to hear of Hope's current troubles and hope (no pun intended) that she can get proper support to give this story a happy ending.