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USA Volleyball vs. Brazil Semifinal Recap

August 8, 2024
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In perhaps their toughest Olympic task so far, USA Volleyball took down Brazil 3-2 in this morning’s back-and-forth semifinal to advance to Sunday’s gold medal match.

The win guarantees the US a seventh Olympic podium finish and the chance to repeat their Tokyo gold medal win — a feat they accomplished by beating Brazil back in 2021.

Star Gabi GuimarĂŁes kept Brazil in the Olympic semifinal match, but Team USA still clinched the win. (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

A volleyball rivalry with Olympic history

The longtime rival nations have met on the Olympic court many times, including five medal contests over the last eight Olympics.

In those five matches, Brazil walked away with three medals (two gold, one bronze), while Team USA notched one gold and one bronze in two wins.

USA Volleyball star Kathryn Plummer celebrates in the Olympic semifinal win over Brazil
Kathryn Plummer led Team USA with 26 points in their Olympic semifinal win over Brazil. (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Team USA ends Brazil’s Olympic gold medal hopes

While there wasn’t a medal on the line in this morning’s five-set thriller, the teams definitely played like there was. The US struck first, taking the first set before trading the next three with Brazil, who forced the deciding fifth set largely off the outstanding play of star Gabi GuimarĂŁes.

But the States shifted into gear in the fifth, downing Brazil 15-11 off a Kathryn Plummer kill to clinch a spot in Sunday’s final.

Plummer led the US with 26 points, while fellow outside hitter Avery Skinner and opposite Annie Drews contributed an impressive 19 and 18, respectively.

What’s next for USA Volleyball

Today’s win might have been the USA’s toughest challenge on their path to back-to-back gold, but to complete the job, they’ll have to take down the winner of today’s Turkey-Italy semifinal.

The volleyball gold medal match will kick off on Sunday at 7 AM ET, with live coverage across NBC networks.

Team USA Beach Volleyball team Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes hug after losing their Olympic quarterfinal
Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes’ Olympic quarterfinal loss took the US out of beach volleyball medal contention. (Carl Recine/Getty Images)

USA Beach Volleyball loses Olympic medal bid

Over on the sand, Team USA’s last hope for a beach volleyball medal vanished in Tuesday’s quarterfinal round, making this the first Summer Olympics without a US team on the podium since 2000.

Last-standing US pair Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes fell in straight sets to Switzerland’s Nina Brunner and Tanja Hüberli, just one day after fellow US duo Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth fell in the round of 16.

It’s a disappointing finish for a national contingent that’s claimed four of the previous five gold medals — most recently by Alix Klineman and April Ross’s Tokyo A-Team.





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