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Italy too much for Team USA, rolls to first women’s volleyball gold

2024-08-11 22:30:03

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This was the Olympic final that dreams are made of: The defending Olympic champions against the top-ranked team in the world. 

The defending champs from the U.S. were guaranteed their seventh all-time medal coming in, even with the Soviet Union for the most all-time.

Top-ranked Italy was guaranteed its first ever medal, and was hoping to start the count with a gold that would cement it as the current power in women’s international volleyball.

The Italians did just that. They left no doubt about who the best team in the world is right now, rolling the United States in straight sets on their way to the gold. 

The Americans have been fantastic this tournament, but the Italians were just better. They took everything that has made the United States successful away and used their high-powered offense to run away from the Americans.

The Italians dropped their first set of the tournament, then never dropped another, winning 15 straight on the way to gold. 

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