Every Olympian faces some level of pressure. Returning to the Games after a previous legendary performance only turns the spotlight up brighter, as Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky can probably attest.
Spain’s Severo Jurado, who is in Tokyo to compete in his second Olympics, has spent the last five years facing an unusual type of pressure. You may not recognize his name, but you may very well remember his performance at the Rio Games. One of the viral sensations of the 2016 Olympics, and definitely the most unlikely, came out of the equestrian individual grand prix freestyle dressage event, in which riders guide horses through choreographed dance routines.