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Trinity Rodman scores clutch Olympic goal for Team USA vs. Japan

Matt Connollyby:Matt Connolly•08/03/24•

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Trinity Rodman came through at the perfect time for Team USA women’s soccer in a knockout stage game against Japan at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Rodman scored late in the first half of extra time to give the United States a 1-0 lead. Team USA held on for the 1-0 win and now advances to the semifinals.

You can watch the goal below:

Trinity Rodman got by her defender and then drilled the ball past the Japan goalie with her left foot into the upper left corner of the net.

Earlier in the Olympics, Rodman scored against both Zambia and Australia.

Rodman, who is the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, has been a member of the US Women’s National Team since 2022. She has been scoring goals for the United States ever since, including her huge one on Saturday.

The United States won Group B to advance to Saturday’s knockout round game, while Japan also advanced through the group stage by finishing second in Group C.

With the win, the United States advances to face the winner of Germany and Canada in the semifinals.

The United States is looking to secure its fifth gold medal in women’s soccer at the Olympics. Team USA most recently won in 2012. The United States also brought home the gold in 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012.

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With the win over Japan, Team USA is only two victories away from gold.

Simone Biles wins Gold Medal in women’s gymnastics vault final at 2024 Paris Olympics

Elsewhere at the Olympics, Simone Biles won the women’s vault with a 15.300 average score, securing yet another Olympic Gold Medal.

Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade scored a 14.966 in an anticipated run. Andrade won Gold at the 2020 games following Biles’ withdrawing from four events in Tokyo. Team USA’s Jade Carey took Bronze with a 14.446.

Following her run at the vault Saturday, Biles’ 15.300 average score led the next best by over a full point at that time.

To score the event, gymnasts in the women’s and men’s vault finals must perform two different vaults from two different vault groups. The average score of the two vaults is then averaged out to give a final apparatus score.

On Thursday, Biles won the all-around with a score of 15.766, beating out Andrade, who had a 15.1. It was a return to form for Biles following her withdrawal from multiple events in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.