Earlier this week, Team USA announced that four American equestrians had been chosen to represent the U.S. in show jumping at the 2020 Olympics, and one of them just happens to be the daughter of rock legend Bruce Springsteen and his wife and E Street bandmate, PattiScialfa. Jessica reacted to the news by writing on Instagram, “Been dreaming of this since I can remember! Endless gratitude for my team, friends and family for helping me make this a reality. We are Tokyo bound!! Let’s go USA!” Find out more about how Jessica Springsteen made the Olympics team, how she got her start in show jumping and whether she may wind up with a gold medal!
Who is Bruce Springsteen’s daughter?
Jessica Rae Springsteen was born on December 30, 1991, in Los Angeles, where Springsteen and Scialfa once lived before returning to their New Jersey roots to raise their kids in the Garden State; specifically, they relocated to a horse farm located in the aptly named New Jersey township of Colts Neck (right down the road from the town of Freehold where dad Bruce grew up). Growing up on a horse farm, Jessica started her equestrian journey at the ripe, old age of 4! “I always had riding to focus on and have something a little bit for myself,” Jessica once toldCNN about how horses helped her have a more grounded childhood. “I think that really helped me grow and become who I am today. And it taught me to work hard and to dedicate myself to something.” She continued to train while attending Duke University in North Carolina. In addition to riding, she’s worked as a model and in 2014, she was named an ambassador for Gucci, with a special riding collection designed by Gucci creative director Frida Gianniniin her honor. “Riding in the collection that Frida has created for me is an honor and great fun – it combines the best of sport and style,” Springsteen told Vogue at the time, while Giannini added, “Jessica brings the elegant, dynamic spirit of Gucci alive, and I have ensured that the design of this new wardrobe provides her with pieces that manage to be both technically correct and stylish.”
Did Jessica Springsteen make the Olympic team?
Jessica fell just-short of making Team USA in 2016 and getting to go to Rio, but now she’s ready to head to Tokyo—and could come home with some prized hardware! “Springsteen has a great chance at a medal: The United States won a team gold in 2004 and 2008 and silver in 2016,” The New York Times reported this week. Individually, Springsteen is currently ranked 27th in the world and has already won several major competitions, including a 2016 Grand Prix win in Saugerties, New York.
How old is Jessica Springsteen?
The prospects of a top-notch career look even better for Springsteen considering how young she is for her sport! She’s currently 29 years old, while her fellow show jumpers on Team USA—Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut and McLain Ward—are all in their 40s and 50s.
Is Jessica Springsteen married?
By all accounts, Jessica is still single. Her last long-term romance was apparently with another athlete-slash-model, polo player NicRoldan. The two kept their relationship on the down-low, although occasionally, Roldan—who was born in Argentina, but is now considered one of America’s best polo players—made appearances on Springsteen’s social media.
Who is Bruce Springsteen married to?
Springsteen and Scialfa both grew up as true-blue Jersey kids; she even graduated from Asbury Park High School, the same town that gave Springsteen’s Greetings From Asbury Park album its name. They met at an Asbury Park bar in the early 1980s, and in 1984, he asked her to join his E Street Band. Soon after Springsteen separated from his first wife, former actress Julianne Phillips, in 1988, he and Scialfa fell in love and moved in together. They welcomed older son Evan James Springsteen in 1990 while living in L.A. and got married in 1991, with daughter Jessica arriving later that year. Son Samuel Ryan Springsteen (who’s now a Jersey City firefighter!) was born in 1994, and soon after, the Springsteen-Scialfa clan relocated to New Jersey to live a more low-key life. Next, check out these 10, never-before-seen photos from Bruce Springsteen’s glory years!
