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Edible Caitlin Clark Sculpture Outclasses Last Year's Version

The Iowa State Fair's Caitlin Clark butter sculpture is turning a lot of heads.

Grant Young

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There's no question that Indiana Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark is smooth as butter on the court.

And the Iowa State Fair elected to honor this smoothness by creating a sculpture of Clark made entirely out of butter for the second straight year.

This Clark butter sculpture has set the internet ablaze for a few different reasons. One is that it shows a marked improvement from the sculpture that was created in Clark's honor during the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

While the two sculptures are quite similar and were most likely made by the same person, there's no doubt that more attention to detail was put into this year's offering compared to 2023.

For example, take a look at the differences in hair. While the 2023 sculpture's hair looks like a bleached bushel of asparagus, Clark's locks in this year's dairy rendition showcases impressive texture.

Plus, the hand that's cradling the ball is lightyears better in this year's version. But these improvements should be expected, given that last year's butter sculpture received a lot of criticism from social media.

One interesting aspect of the sculpture that remained the same was Clark's butter sculpture wearing an Iowa jersey. Given that Clark is now a member of the Indiana Fever, it would have made sense for her jersey to say 'Fever' on the front.

Then again, this sculpture is located at the Iowa state fair. And Clark will always be an Iowa Hawkeye at heart.

Clark has not made a public response to her 2024 butter sculpture. But it's safe to say that she's happy with the improvements made.

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Grant Young

GRANT YOUNG

Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.

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