Team USA Takes First Olympic Medal in Sport History
The U.S. women’s rugby team won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on July 30, defeating 2016 gold medalists Australia in the bronze medal match, and taking home Team USA’s first-ever Olympic medal in the sport.
Team USA defeated Australia 14-12 in a tough match at the Stade de France.
Alev Kelter and Alex Sedrick each had a try and conversion scored, which was enough of a difference to put Team USA ahead.
The team rallied after losing in the semifinals to defending gold medalists New Zealand earlier on Tuesday.
With the USA down 7-12 in the final minutes of the bronze medal match, Sedrick scored a try, tying the match up at 12-12 and then the conversion to win the medal.
CPT Sammy Sullivan’s try sealed the deal in the team’s victory against Great Britain that put them into the bronze medal round.
Hear more of Sullivan’s journey from West Point to Paris on her episode of WPAOG’s podcast.
