Good morning, my name is Austin Knoblauch and you’re reading The Sports Report Olympics Edition newsletter. Finally, the U.S. softball team, a day after beating Japan, lost to the host nation team in the gold medal game. Without her unparalleled power and skill, the U.S. women’s team finished second to the athletes of the Russian Olympic Committee. Within minutes, her gold medal hopes at the Tokyo Games came to a stunning end. But in 2018, after solid performances as a libero with the U.S. women’s volleyball team the previous year, Wong-Orantes struggled and lost her starting spot.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 27, 2021 14:26 UTC