Article by Colin Grylls, video by Tony Sandleben, Nathan DeYoung, Madeline Grosh and Colin Grylls
Last weekend, the Road to Rio Tour swung through Indianapolis’s Monument Circle, complete with live music, Olympic memorabilia and a zipline dressed up to resemble Rio’s Sugarloaf Mountain.
Fans in attendance also got a chance to meet several former Olympians.
Former gymnast Shawn Johnson East, who won gold on the balance beam in the 2008 Beijing Olympics along with three silver medals, said she’s still not used to signing autographs and posing with admirers.
“It’s still weird,” she said.