Hope Solo
Power 100 rank: 88
Rank last year: Unranked
Sport: Soccer
Age: 30
Most recent notable achievement: Saved three penalty kicks against Brazil in the 2011 World Cup, preserving the U.S. win
Earnings: $2,500,000
Key sponsors: Nike, Gatorade, Bank of America
Why she’s on the list: Known for her elegant fashion sense, Solo is the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. team and a star in the soccer world. Despite past controversies involving her criticism of the team, Solo has earned a solid starting role for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Like fellow Olympian Apolo Ohno, Solo furthered her celebrity by competing on the television program Dancing With the Stars.
Photograph by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Rank last year: Unranked
Sport: Soccer
Age: 30
Most recent notable achievement: Saved three penalty kicks against Brazil in the 2011 World Cup, preserving the U.S. win
Earnings: $2,500,000
Key sponsors: Nike, Gatorade, Bank of America
Why she’s on the list: Known for her elegant fashion sense, Solo is the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. team and a star in the soccer world. Despite past controversies involving her criticism of the team, Solo has earned a solid starting role for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Like fellow Olympian Apolo Ohno, Solo furthered her celebrity by competing on the television program Dancing With the Stars.
Photograph by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
