The United States Women’s National Team had mostly steamrolled their competition in the 2024 Paris Olympics leading up to the gold medal game. They boasted a perfect 5-0 record with every win coming by double-digits, including a 21-point blowout of Australia in the semifinals just 48 hours ago. Meanwhile, on the other side of the bracket, the home country France had to claw their way back to hang on for a narrow overtime victory over Belgium to punch their ticket to the gold medal dance.
To kick off Sunday morning’s action, the Opals (Australia) took the court against the Cats (Belgium) in the bronze medal match.