Hometown Pride: Bryson City welcomes home Olympic medalist

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Wednesday, 21/08/2024

Evy Leibfarth may as well have been born on the river. Her parents met while working as raft guides on the Nantahala and had her on the water with them before she could even hold a paddle.

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Leibfarth falls short of Olympic medal

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Wednesday, 04/08/2021

Bryson City Olympian Evy Leibfarth will leave Tokyo without a medal, but the 17-year-old is already setting her sights on the 2024 games in Paris. 

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Bryson City paddler to appear in Olympic semifinals

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Monday, 26/07/2021

Bryson City Olympian Evy Leibfarth, 17, will advance to the semifinal women’s kayak slalom competition following her performance in the qualifying rounds Sunday, July 25.

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