Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's 100 Metres - Heat 3 - Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, U.S. - July 15, 2022 Kiribati's Lataisi Mwea and American Samoa's Nathan Crumpton in action REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men Heat 2 - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 10, 2022. Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men Heat 2 - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 10, 2022. Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men Heat 1 - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 10, 2022. Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men Heat 1 - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 10, 2022. Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men's Official Training - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 9, 2022. Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action during training. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men's Official Training - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 9, 2022. Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action during training. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men's Official Training - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 8, 2022. A combination image shows the helmets of Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa, Vladyslav Heraskevych of Ukraine, Amedeo Bagnis of Italy, Nicholas Timmings of Australia, Yun Sungbin of South Korea, Yin Zheng of China, Ander Mirambell of Spain, Mattia Gaspari of Italy, and Andrew Blaser of the United States during training. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men's Official Training - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 8, 2022. Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action during training. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men's Official Training - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 8, 2022. Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action during training. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men's Official Training - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 8, 2022. Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action during training. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Skeleton - Men's Official Training - National Sliding Centre, Beijing, China - February 8, 2022. Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa before his run. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Opening Ceremony - National Stadium, Beijing, China - February 4, 2022. Performers stand as flagbearer Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa walks during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Opening Ceremony - National Stadium, Beijing, China - February 4, 2022. American Samoa contingent is seen during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Marko Djurica SEARCH "OLYMPICS DAY 1" FOR BEIJING 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS EDITOR'S CHOICE, SEARCH "REUTERS OLYMPICS TOPIX" FOR ALL EDITOR'S CHOICE PICTURES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Opening Ceremony - National Stadium, Beijing, China - February 4, 2022. Flag bearer Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Opening Ceremony - National Stadium, Beijing, China - February 4, 2022. American Samoa contingent is seen during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Marko Djurica 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Opening Ceremony - National Stadium, Beijing, China - February 4, 2022. Flag bearer Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

2022 Beijing Olympics - Opening Ceremony - National Stadium, Beijing, China - February 4, 2022. Flag bearer Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

Bobsleigh - Bob & Skeleton World Cup and IBSF European Championships - Saint-Moritz, Switzerland - January 14, 2022 American Samoa's Nathan Crumpton in action during the men's skeleton REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 109kg - Group B - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa in action. Pool via REUTERS/Chris Graythen 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 109kg - Group B - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa reacts after failing a lift. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 109kg - Group B - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 109kg - Group B - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 109kg - Group B - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 109kg - Group B - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 109kg - Group B - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 109kg - Group B - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 100m - Preliminary Round - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi of Afghanistan, Shaun Gill of Belize and Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 100m - Preliminary Round - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Fabrice Dabla of Togo, Ngoni Makusha of Zimbabwe, Yeykell Romero of Nicaragua, Lataisi Mwea of Kiribati, Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi of Afghanistan, Shaun Gill of Belize and Nathan Crumpton of American Samoa in action REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sailing - Men's 470 - Opening Series - Enoshima Yacht Harbour - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Tyler Paige and Adrian Hoesch of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sailing - Men's 470 - Opening Series - Enoshima Yacht Harbour - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Tyler Paige and Adrian Hoesch of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 100m Breaststroke - Heats - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Micah Masei of American Samoa in action REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Athletes from American Samoa during the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony REUTERS/Hannah Mckay 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flag bearers Tilali Scanlan of American Samoa and Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa lead their contingent during the athletes parade at the opening ceremony REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flag bearers Tilali Scanlan of American Samoa and Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa lead their contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Skeleton - Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships - DKB Eiskanal Altenberg, Altenberg, Germany - February 11, 2021 American-Samoa`s Nathan Crumpton in action during the first heat of the Men's Skeleton REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

Skeleton - Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships - DKB Eiskanal Altenberg, Altenberg, Germany - February 11, 2021 American-Samoa`s Nathan Crumpton in action during the first heat of the Men's Skeleton REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

Skeleton - Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships - DKB Eiskanal Altenberg, Altenberg, Germany - February 11, 2021 American-Samoa`s Nathan Crumpton in action during the first heat of the Men's Skeleton REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 109kg - Group B - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 109kg - Group B - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Tanumafili Jungblut of American Samoa in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

A delegate from American Samoa adjusts her mask before the start of the first day of the Republican National Convention, in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., August 24, 2020. Chris Carlson/Pool via REUTERS 

Delegates from American Samoa are flanked by two U.S. Army soldiers in uniform as they cast the territory's votes for the Democratic presidential nomination of former Vice President Joe Biden during the roll call vote of the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention in a video feed from American Samoa, U.S., August 18, 2020. Picture taken August 18, 2020. 2020 Democratic National Convention/POOL via REUTERS 

Bobsleigh - Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships - Men's Skeleton - DKB Eiskanal Altenberg, Altenberg, Germany - February 27, 2020 American Samoa's Nathan Crumpton in action during the first run REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

Bobsleigh - Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships - Men's Skeleton - DKB Eiskanal Altenberg, Altenberg, Germany - February 27, 2020 American Samoa's Nathan Crumpton in action during the first run REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

Bobsleigh - Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships - Men's Skeleton - DKB Eiskanal Altenberg, Altenberg, Germany - February 27, 2020 American Samoa's Nathan Crumpton in action during the first run REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Tape marking the growth path is attached to slices of a coral core recovered during a research trip in American Samoa in 2011 by Braddock Linsley inside of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, New York U.S., November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 

Braddock Linsley poses with a coral core recovered during a research trip in American Samoa in 2011 inside of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, New York U.S., November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Columbia University 

Tape marking the growth path is attached to slices of a coral core recovered during a research trip in American Samoa in 2011 by Braddock Linsley inside of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, New York U.S., November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 

A research assistant grinds up a slice of a coral core recovered during a research trip in American Samoa in 2011 by Braddock Linsley inside of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, New York U.S., November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 

A research assistant uses a microscope to inspect a slice of a coral core recovered during a research trip in American Samoa in 2011 by Braddock Linsley inside of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, New York U.S., November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 

A research assistant grinds up a slice of a coral core recovered during a research trip in American Samoa in 2011 by Braddock Linsley inside of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, New York U.S., November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 

Braddock Linsley poses with a collection of coral cores recovered during a research trip in American Samoa in 2011. Rob Dunbar/Handout via REUTERS 

Members of Braddock Linsley's research team drill a coral core from the Porites lutea colony, known as "Big Mama" in American Samoa in 2011. Braddock Linsley/Handout via REUTERS 

Members of Braddock Linsley's research team drill a coral core from the Porites lutea colony, known as "Big Mama" in American Samoa in 2011. Braddock Linsley/Handout via REUTERS 

Members of Braddock Linsley's research team drill a coral core from the Porites lutea colony, known as "Big Mama" in American Samoa in 2011. Braddock Linsley/Handout via REUTERS 

A combination picture shows Avril Regis, 14, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, watching competitors during the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

Avril Regis, 14, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, watches competitors during the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

Avril Regis, 14, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, watches competitors during the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

Avril Regis, 14, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, watches competitors during the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts 

Avril Regis, 14, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, stifles a yawn during the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts