U.S. Big Three Performance in Paris Olympics
As the clock struck August 12, the curtain finally came down on the Paris Olympics. Let's find out how the three major American sports (soccer, basketball and volleyball) fared in this global sporting event.
The U.S. big three won a gold, silver and bronze medal each at the Games, specifically:
The U.S. men's basketball team won the gold medal in the men's basketball gold medal game, defeating the French men's basketball team 98-87.
However, in men's soccer, the U.S. National Olympic Team lost to the Moroccan National Olympic Team in the quarterfinals by a score of 0-4, regretting to stop at the Elite Eight.
In the men's volleyball battle for the bronze medal, the U.S. men's volleyball team defeated the Italian men's volleyball team by a score of 3-0 to win the bronze medal.
The women's basketball team won the gold medal game with a close 67-66 victory over the French women's basketball team.
The women's soccer team won the gold medal game with a 1-0 victory over the Brazilian women's soccer team.
The women's volleyball team, on the other hand, was defeated by the Italian women's volleyball team 0-3 in the gold medal match and regretted to win the silver medal.
