Alyssa Roenigk posted a terrific profile on our World Champion titled Wieber Fever. It’s the companion piece to the Julie Foudy interview.
After winning a team gold and the individual all-around title at worlds in October, Wieber made it known she wanted to parlay her gold medals into an opportunity to meet The Beebs, the performer to whom she believes she is inextricably tied. They’re both small-town kids with really big dreams who beat the odds to become world renowned at what they do.
Wieber told anyone who would listen that she — and her teammates, of course — would like to meet Bieber. Then she sent out a tweet to her nearly 9,000 followers:
“Now that we are world champions…can we meet Justin Bieber yet? #welldeserved … Who has connections!?!?”
… read more on ESPN W

