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Rapinoe, Lloyd Return for USWNT January Camp as Olympic Roster Quest Intensifies

The U.S. women's national team's main objective in 2021 is reclaiming Olympic gold, and the first order of business in achieving that is whittling down an expanded talent pool to 18 players.

That process will continue in Orlando, Fla., beginning Saturday after coach Vlatko Andonovski revealed his 27-player squad for January camp and two camp-closing friendlies vs. Colombia on Wednesday.

Two of the biggest question marks regarding the Olympic squad are the statuses of Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd, the aging veterans and past World Cup heroes who haven't been active recently and haven't featured for the U.