David Boudia
Australia wins first-ever women’s rugby sevens gold medal.....Congrats!
Australia defeated New Zealand 24-15 to win the first-ever Olympic women’s rugby sevens gold medal on Monday.
With New Zealand’s Portia Woodman stuck in the penalty sin bin, Evania Pelite scored on the final play of the first half to send Australia into halftime leading 10-5.
Elia Green, who is considered the fastest woman in rugby, scored a try for Australia early in the second half with Woodman still sidelined. When Woodman returned, Charlotte Caslick scored a try for Australia to extend the lead.
This was the inaugural Olympic women's rugby sevens tournament. Rugby was last played at the Olympics in 1924, when men played the 15-a-side version of the sport.
Canada convincingly won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 33-10. Ghislaine Landry led Canada with two tries and four conversions.
Earlier on Monday, the U.S. women’s rugby team defeated France 19-5 to finish fifth in the Olympic standings. Alev Kelter, Jessica Javelet and Joanne Fa’avesi scored tries for the U.S.
Australia defeated New Zealand 24-15 to win the first-ever Olympic women’s rugby sevens gold medal on Monday.
With New Zealand’s Portia Woodman stuck in the penalty sin bin, Evania Pelite scored on the final play of the first half to send Australia into halftime leading 10-5.
Elia Green, who is considered the fastest woman in rugby, scored a try for Australia early in the second half with Woodman still sidelined. When Woodman returned, Charlotte Caslick scored a try for Australia to extend the lead.
This was the inaugural Olympic women's rugby sevens tournament. Rugby was last played at the Olympics in 1924, when men played the 15-a-side version of the sport.
Canada convincingly won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 33-10. Ghislaine Landry led Canada with two tries and four conversions.
Earlier on Monday, the U.S. women’s rugby team defeated France 19-5 to finish fifth in the Olympic standings. Alev Kelter, Jessica Javelet and Joanne Fa’avesi scored tries for the U.S.
Serena Williams isn't happy!
Rafaela Silva wins Brazil's first Gold, takes 57kg judo title.....Congrats!
The women held off NED in a grueling 5-set match to walk away with a win!.....Great job ladies!
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Congratulations,U.S.A. womens 7. You took No. 1 and No. 2 to the wire and won 3. You made us proud.
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Congrats on the Silver medal Steele and David.....Great job!
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Steele Johnson and David Boudia.
Meet the most dominate basketball team in the history of the Olympics.
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Serena advances.....You go Girl!......Back at it tomorrow in round 3.
Serena Williams defeats Alize Cornet in two sets (7-6, 6-2)
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Serena Williams defeats Alize Cornet in two sets (7-6, 6-2)
Rolling along.....Good job guys!
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Look who it is.....Watch her swim in the 200m Free Semis tonight!
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USA overcomes slow start to rout Venezuela.
For the second game in a row, the United States looked sluggish off of the first tip, but for the second game in a row, the United States would recover to rout the opposition.
In a game that most considered over before it even started, Venezuela executed their game-plan to perfection in the first quarter and ended the period deadlocked with the gold medal-favorite.
A combination of sloppiness and scrappy Venezuelan effort forced the United States into seven turnovers in the first quarter alone. The U.S. was disjointed on offense and the open shots they did manage routinely clanked off the rim or missed the hoop entirely, like one notable air-mailed three-point try by Klay Thompson.
To their credit, the Venezuelans slowed the pace and took away the American’s biggest weapon, their transition offense. When the U.S. did get out and push the pace, their decision making was often subpar as they looked to make the highlight play rather than the easy one.
On defense the United States was equally as sloppy, committing 11 fouls in the opening period. Venezuela capitalized on the opportunity and scored nine of their 18 first-quarter points at the charity stripe.
Carmelo Anthony, playing in his U.S. record 25th Olympic game, helped to turn the momentum midway in the second quarter. A swipe-block by Anthony on Gregory Echenique post-up attempt led to a triple for the two-time gold medalist on the other end and helped to spur the U.S. to a 24-4 run to finish the half.
After coming out of the first quarter even with Venezuela, the U.S. entered the break with a 22-point lead. Kevin Durant, who scored the team’s first seven points, and Anthony led the team in scoring at halftime with eleven and ten points, respectively.
Playing the United States for the first time in Olympic play, Venezuela put up a valiant fight in the third quarter, but, unlike the first quarter, the outcome was never in doubt as the second half wore on.
Anthony finished with 14 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. He is just 12 points shy of setting the all-time mark for most point in U.S. basketball history.
Paul George scored a team-high 20 points off the bench, while Durant totalled 16 points, 2 rebounds and four assists. Anchored by George, the U.S. benefitted from a big performance from their bench, which combined for 70 points.
For Venezuela, John Cox led the way with 19. Cox is the cousins of two-time gold medalist Kobe Bryant.
With the win, the United States improved to 2-0 in the Rio Olympics and will face Australia on Wednesday in a battle of the unbeatens in Group A. Australia won a hard fought victory over Serbia on Monday after blowing out France over the weekend.
For the second game in a row, the United States looked sluggish off of the first tip, but for the second game in a row, the United States would recover to rout the opposition.
In a game that most considered over before it even started, Venezuela executed their game-plan to perfection in the first quarter and ended the period deadlocked with the gold medal-favorite.
A combination of sloppiness and scrappy Venezuelan effort forced the United States into seven turnovers in the first quarter alone. The U.S. was disjointed on offense and the open shots they did manage routinely clanked off the rim or missed the hoop entirely, like one notable air-mailed three-point try by Klay Thompson.
To their credit, the Venezuelans slowed the pace and took away the American’s biggest weapon, their transition offense. When the U.S. did get out and push the pace, their decision making was often subpar as they looked to make the highlight play rather than the easy one.
On defense the United States was equally as sloppy, committing 11 fouls in the opening period. Venezuela capitalized on the opportunity and scored nine of their 18 first-quarter points at the charity stripe.
Carmelo Anthony, playing in his U.S. record 25th Olympic game, helped to turn the momentum midway in the second quarter. A swipe-block by Anthony on Gregory Echenique post-up attempt led to a triple for the two-time gold medalist on the other end and helped to spur the U.S. to a 24-4 run to finish the half.
After coming out of the first quarter even with Venezuela, the U.S. entered the break with a 22-point lead. Kevin Durant, who scored the team’s first seven points, and Anthony led the team in scoring at halftime with eleven and ten points, respectively.
Playing the United States for the first time in Olympic play, Venezuela put up a valiant fight in the third quarter, but, unlike the first quarter, the outcome was never in doubt as the second half wore on.
Anthony finished with 14 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. He is just 12 points shy of setting the all-time mark for most point in U.S. basketball history.
Paul George scored a team-high 20 points off the bench, while Durant totalled 16 points, 2 rebounds and four assists. Anchored by George, the U.S. benefitted from a big performance from their bench, which combined for 70 points.
For Venezuela, John Cox led the way with 19. Cox is the cousins of two-time gold medalist Kobe Bryant.
With the win, the United States improved to 2-0 in the Rio Olympics and will face Australia on Wednesday in a battle of the unbeatens in Group A. Australia won a hard fought victory over Serbia on Monday after blowing out France over the weekend.
The U.S. women's lineup is set for Tuesday's gymnastics team final.
The Americans lead overall heading into the finale.
Here is the complete lineup:
Vault: Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles
Uneven bars: Biles, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian
Balance beam: Raisman, Hernandez, Biles
Floor exercise: Hernandez, Raisman, Biles
The Americans lead overall heading into the finale.
Here is the complete lineup:
Vault: Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles
Uneven bars: Biles, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian
Balance beam: Raisman, Hernandez, Biles
Floor exercise: Hernandez, Raisman, Biles
