With a decisive 90-75 victory over Japan, the United States women’s basketball team has secured its seventh consecutive gold medal in the Olympic Games.
Team USA jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first few seconds of the game and never looked back as the squad obtained its 55 straight win.
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THE GOLD STANDARD. @USABasketball makes it seven in a row! #TokyoOlympics x @TeamUSA x #OlympicHERstory pic.twitter.com/kFIsxsuKro
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2021
The Greatest Dynasty Ever.
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— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 8, 2021
It’s GOLD & it’s #OlympicHERstory! ???
SEVEN CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS!#Tokyo2020 #Basketball pic.twitter.com/hKt6bEVeA9
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 8, 2021
The hardware is particularly historic for Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi as the duo has become the only basketball players ever with five Olympic gold medals.
“See you in Paris.” –@DianaTaurasi @Paris2024 | #OlympicHERstory #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/Nb6OschdwK
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2021
?????@S10Bird and Diana Taurasi become the first basketball players to EVER win five Olympic gold medals!#TakeCover x @usabasketball pic.twitter.com/7nqIFTdBmR
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) August 8, 2021
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— UConn Women’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) August 8, 2021
Along with winning the WNBA championship and EuroLeague championship, this gold medal is the cherry on top of an impressive year for Breanna Stewart.
?G?O?L?D?E?N?#TakeCover x @usabasketball pic.twitter.com/OmxByY4JZB
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) August 8, 2021
BREANNA BLOCK PARTY?
That’s her third block tonight! @breannastewart x #TakeCover
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— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) August 8, 2021
Japan did not have an answer for Brittney Griner. Griner’s 18 first half points were more than any other player scored in the 2016 gold-medal game for the United States.
She finished the game with 30 points and surpassed Lisa Leslie’s previous scoring record of 29 points in a gold-medal game. Griner is the first women’s player to score 30 points in a gold-medal game at the Olympics.
‘@BrittneyGriner continues to shine tonight!#TokyoOlympics x @TeamUSA
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— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2021
Did someone say Olympic gold medal game scoring record??@brittneygriner WENT TO WORK in the paint for @usabasketball ??#SicEm ?? | #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/96qKysJ3cm
— Baylor Lady Bears (@BaylorWBB) August 8, 2021
A 30-piece! @brittneygriner
That’s a new ?? #USABWNT Olympic gold medal game scoring record! Big, big, big time performance BG. pic.twitter.com/4Wa1ll2UOF
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 8, 2021
.@brittneygriner put it all on the line for the GOLD ? pic.twitter.com/tTwBNOybY7
— espnW (@espnW) August 8, 2021
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