Olympics
Silver medal diver returns home to Holly Springs
Diver Andrew Capobianco returned home to Holly Springs on Saturday after a successful Olympics run in Tokyo.
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Diver Andrew Capobianco returned home to Holly Springs on Saturday after a successful Olympics run in Tokyo.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HOSTING TEAM USA AT THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER EVERYONE GETS HOME. >>> LOCAL DIVER ANDREW COPALBIANCO IS BACK HOME AFTER COMPETING. MARK DOYLE SPOKE WITH THE ATHLETE. >> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO HEARD AND SEE ANDREW CAPOBIANCO. HE TOOK PHOTOS AND SPOKE WITH EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO WANTED ONE. STAR STUDDED TREATMENT FOR THE OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST. ANDREW CAPOBIANCO IN HOLLY SPRINGS SATURDAY NIGHT. >> IT IS EXCITING TO BE BACK HOME. >> Reporter: WRAL WAS AT RDU WHEN THE 21-YEAR-OLD LANDED. HE WAS GIVEN AN ESCORT TO HOLLY SPRINGS WHERE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FANS CHEERED HIS RETURN. HE BROUGHT WITH HIM A SILVER MEDAL FROM THE MEN'S THREE- METER SYNCHRONIZED SPRING BOARD COMPETITION. THE MONTHS AND MONTHS OF HARD TRAINING HAS CERTAINLY PAID OFF. >> I'M STILL THE SAME ANDREW. BUT I HAVE A SILVER MEDAL NOW. AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO FOLLOW WHAT I'M DOING. I JUST WANT TO SHARE WHAT I'M DOING AND INSPIRE THE YOUNGER GENERATION. >> Reporter: HE HAS SINCE BECOME A STAR NOT JUST IN THE WATER BUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. HIS FAN BASE GROWING WELL OVER 18,000 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM. HE POSTED STORIES ABOUT HIS FLIGHT HOME, SNAPPING PHOTOS WITH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND SCORING AN UPGRADE ON THE LONG HAUL FLIGHT HOME. SATURDAY MORNING HE POSTED THIS PICK WITH THE QUESTION WHERE SHOULD HE GET THE OLYMPIC RINGS TATTOOED. >> HAVE YOU FIGURED OUT WHERE TO PUT IT? >> EITHER RIGHT HERE OR ON MY BICEPS. >> Reporter: ONCE THE EVENT ENDED, THE FAMILY LEFT TO GET DINNER AND NOW ANDREW IS PROBABLY FAST ASLEEP AFTER THAT