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How 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak, Stars defenseman Jamie's sister, became the latest Olympic star

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Penny Oleksiak of Canada shows off her silver medal from the women's 100m butterfly finals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)

RIO DE JANEIRO -- If Jamie Oleksiak becomes the big, bad defenseman the Stars sorely need next season, maybe we should credit his teenage sister.

"The Child," as they're calling her in Canada.

Surely you've heard of the Olympics' break-out star, Penny Oleksiak, the 16-year-old who anchored Canada's bronze medal 4x100-meter freestyle relay, then won silver in the 100-meter butterfly.