Will she or won’t she? Teen star Caicedo could try for an Olympics-U20 World Cup double WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

Linda Caicedo is at one moment fierce on the soccer field, dancing around defenders and baffling goalkeepers. The next, she is all teenager, celebrating goals by making a heart with her hands.

The 19-year-old Colombian, one of soccer’s brightest young stars, is preparing to play at the Olympics in France and maybe — although it’s a stretch — the under-20 Women’s World Cup hosted by her home country starting in late August.

Crowded schedules and the big stage are nothing new to Caicedo, a cancer survivor who was a breakout star at the senior Women’s World Cup last summer.

“I think that at the end, a World Cup is always very significant, and for it to be in my country, even more so,” she said about the possibility of doubling up tournaments this summer. “I obviously want to be there with my national team. Let’s hope and see what time …