Team USA dominates Brazil to clinch first women's volleyball gold

On the final day of the Tokyo Olympics, the United States' women's volleyball team seized the moment to make history.

The Americans swept past Brazil to clinch the nation's first-ever gold in women's volleyball. It's the fourth total medal for the U.S. in the sport after winning silvers in 1984, 2008 and 2012.

Michelle Bartsch-Hackley set the tone in the first set with two straight kills, and the U.S. took a 4-0 lead. Strong defensive play from Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson and stellar serves by Kim Hill propelled the Americans to a 25-21 victory despite a missed call gifting Brazil a point. Bartsch-Hackley finished Set 1 with eight kills and scored the final point to carry the momentum into Set 2.

I am glad that US Women's Volleyball Team won the first Olympic gold medal in team history...

I have watched many of those players on TV when they played college volleyball...

There is no domestic pro volleyball league in US...Many US players play in foreign countries...Japan, Turkey, and Italy have pro volleyball leagues...

I watched the gold medal ceremony...I did not see any volleyball player engage in "protest" against US...

There were plenty of patriotic Americans representing in the US. It's not fair to lump them in with the anti-American a-holes on the team.

I know both Alix and April, the women's beach volleyball gold medalist, both put their hands over their hearts before matches. I saw several swimmers do the same and some had tears in their eyes when the national anthem played.

Karch Kiraly was their coach, right?

Yes, indeed...He has been the coach for many years...He was the coach when US team won bronze in Rio...

He was interviewed after the gold medal game...He was very happy...

There were plenty of patriotic Americans representing in the US. It's not fair to lump them in with the anti-American a-holes on the team. I know both Alix and April, the women's beach volleyball gold medalist, both put their hands over their hearts before matches. I saw several swimmers do the same and some had tears in their eyes when the national anthem played.

Some lady who won silver in track and field...She did a "protest" during the medal ceremony...That was annoying...

There were not many "protests" by US athletes...Not really...Many conservative writers speculated that the Tokyo Olympics will be very "politically correct" because athletes will constantly engage in "protests"...I do not think that is what happened...

Both US men and women teams won the gold medal in basketball...I am sure that many team members were BLM supporters...But, no male or female basketball player engaged in "protest" during medal ceremony...

I have seen Alix and April play in person...In the past...They were playing at the beach volleyball tournaments...Admission to beach volleyball tournaments are free...Usually...

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