The late Slingbox founder’s brother coached the U.S. women’s Olympic water polo team to repeat gold

Just two weeks after the death of his brother, Adam Krikorian has coached the U.S. women’s water polo team to a gold medal.

Krikorian credits his brother, Slingbox founder Blake Krikorian, with fostering his love of sports.

"He’s the reason I do what I do," Adam Krikorian told the San Francisco Chronicle. "My brother was a great leader and I followed in his footsteps."

After Blake’s death, Krikorian briefly returned to the U.S. but went back to Rio, an effort that was rewarded as the U.S. handily defeated Italy 12-5 on Friday to win its second straight gold medal, the first time any women’s water polo team has won back-to-back Olympic gold.

The Krikorian family plans to honor Blake with a celebration of his life to be held Aug. 27 at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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