At 26, Ionsecu is the youngest player on the squad, while 22-year-old phenom Caitlin Clark was confusingly left off the Olympic roster.
Sabrina Ionescu, of the Unites States, makes a pass over Saori Miyazaki, of Japan, in a women’s basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France. She didn’t make her first appearance for Team USA’s women’s basketball team until midway through the first half on Monday afternoon, but she was the star of the second half as the Americans made quick work of Japan in a 102-opening-match victory.
As well as Ionescu looked as a shooter, going 3-for-7 from behind the arc, she was more impressive as a passer, dishing out five assists, including several in transition as she showed off her speed and vision going up the court. Team USA will play next on Thursday against Belgium, a more formidable opponent than Japan, at 12 p.m. PT. Then comes a showdown with Germany on Sunday at 8:15 a.m. PT to complete the group stage.
The 200-backstroke heats begin on Wednesday and will feature a handful of Cal swimmers. Joining Murphy in the pool will be Cal teammates Keaton Jones , Ziyad Saleem and Hugo Gonzalez , along with the gold medal winner from Italy, Ceccon. The 24-year-old Malone was also expected to compete for individual medals, but struggled in qualifying, falling on the pommel horse, floor and high bar during qualifying on Saturday.The Americans had previously finished in fifth place in each of the last three Olympics. They were fifth after qualifying on Saturday.
It was just the second loss for the Americans since 2008. They’ve gone a combined 17-1-1 in three Olympics since then. Up 10-7 in the final game, Zhang watched Takahashi’s return miss the table and immediately fell to her knees in tears. She pumped both fists and then let out a scream.Olympics |Nyjah Huston, who was born in Davis grew up skating in Woodland, won a bronze medal in skateboarding on Monday.
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