Springsteen and her team members Laura Kraut and McLain Ward took home an Olympic medal after competing in the equestrian jumping finals on Saturday. They won silver after being tied with the team from Sweden and were forced into a jump-off, or tie-breaker, according to the Associated Press.
Springsteen and her stallion, Don Juan van de Donkhoeve, clipped one rail in Saturday's preliminary round, and one of her teammates, Ward, did the same while competing in the prelims, according to the AP.
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In the finals, Sweden's Peder Fredricson cruised through the track to help his country gain its fourth gold medal since 1924, the AP reported.
Springsteen grew up on her family's in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, before the family moved to LA, according to NJ.com. Springsteen started riding horses at a young age - she took horseback-riding lessons starting at age 5 and got her first pony at age 6, CNN reported.
The rock star's daughter said that her mom was her first horse-jumping inspiration.
"She was like my first riding idol," Springsteen told reporters on Friday during the Tokyo Olympics. "I used to watch her jump and be like, 'Oh my God, she's jumping so big. I'm never going to be able to do that.' It's really cool that it's something we're able to enjoy as a family."
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Springsteen told reporters that she's eyeing the 2024 Paris Olympics next.
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