USA women's rugby sevens team upsets Australia to win bronze medal in walk-off fashion
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The United States women's rugby team was mere seconds away from going home empty-handed, but they pulled out a bronze medal in miraculous fashion on Tuesday.
With just about 30 seconds left, they received the kickoff, and failed to get much of anything going in desperation mode.
However, Alex Sedrick broke a tackle roughly 85 meters on USA's own side of the field, and had all the open space in the world.
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United States back Alex Sedrick (8) runs with the ball for the game-winning try against Australia in the bronze medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade de France. (Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY SPORTS)
She took it to the house as time expired, leaving the Americans with just a short conversion try to take the bronze - since Sedrick split the uprights on her score, the Americans were able to kick it from just mere meters away (basically, the old-fashioned extra point).
They nailed it to win the game hardware in walk-off fashion, 14-12 (a score is five, a conversion is two).
US' players react after the women's bronze medal rugby sevens match between USA and Australia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on July 30, 2024. (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)
It is the first medal the United States has ever won in rugby sevens, men's or women's.
USA had to settle for the bronze after losing their semifinal match to New Zealand, who will face Canada to win gold.
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