C.J. Nickolas
He began his lessons at 3, now he is U.S.’ best hope of gold in taekwondo at the Olympics
Carl Alan Nickolas Jr. aka C.J. Nickolas is determined not just to compete but to become a gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as the U.S. aims for a Taekwondo comeback after not sending any male athletes to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Nickolas is the top-ranked American taekwondo athlete and is ranked second…