U.S. women’s volleyball team to play in gold medal match
The U.S. women’s volleyball team made it to the gold medal match for the fourth time ever by avenging a semifinal loss five years ago to Serbia with a 25-19, 25-15, 25-23 victory Friday.
The Americans easily dispatched the team that denied them a chance at their elusive first gold medal in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. They advanced to the gold medal match against the winner of the Brazil-South Korea semifinal. Serbia will play the loser for the bronze.
Americans win women’s beach volleyball gold
Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman beat out Australia to claim Olympic gold in beach volleyball on Friday.
The team bested Aussies Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy 21-15 and 21-16.
The Americans lost only one set in seven matches in Tokyo.
Klineman, a first-time Olympian, and Ross, who has three medals in as many trips to the Summer Games, needed just 20 minutes to claim the first set. They fell behind 2-0 in the second before scoring 10 straight points to pull away.
Baseball player Eddy Alvarez to become third American to win medal at summer and winter Olympics
After defeating South Korea in an Olympic baseball semi-final game Thursday night in Yokohama, Eddy Alvarez is poised to become the third American and sixth Olympian in the game’s history to win a medal at the both the winter and summer Olympics.
The former speedskater won a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Games and is guaranteed a medal when he plays in the gold medal game against Japan on Saturday.
“I got emotional because it was a lot of sacrifice,” he said after the game and a good cry. “I still can’t believe it. I know the job’s not done yet because at the end of the day, one of the only reasons why I came out here is for redemption, to win a gold medal
‘We did it’: Crouser’s gold a tribute to his fallen grandpa
Ryan Crouser wrote the note and brought it to the stadium just in case.
“Grandpa. We did it. 2020 Olympic champion!” it said.
The world’s best shot putter had a feeling he’d win. After he did just that on Thursday, he pulled out that piece of paper and showed it to the world. Crouser’s second straight Olympic gold medal was a tribute to his grandfather, Larry, who died shortly before Crouser left for Tokyo.
American teen Harrison wins first Olympic women’s canoe 200
Nevin Harrison saved her tears for the finish line, where they came pouring out over a golden smile.
The American teenager made women’s Olympic history on Thursday when she surged over the back half of the first canoe 200 sprint final to overtake Laurence Vincent Lapointe of Canada for the gold medal. The Olympics added the event at the Tokyo Games as part of a push for gender equity.
US women’s soccer team wraps up Tokyo Olympics with bronze medal
The U.S. women’s soccer team won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, holding off Australia 4-3.
Megan Rapinoe scored two goals and Carli Lloyd added to her own U.S. Olympic record with two goals of her own. Rapinoe and Lloyd were all the U.S. needed.
USA beats Australia to play for basketball gold in Tokyo
