The United States women's rugby sevens team netted a bronze medal with a dramatic 14-12 win over Australia on Tuesday afternoon.
The women's rugby sevens team won in dramatic fashion as they needed a try from Alex “Spiff” Sedrick in the last few seconds to win 14-12. It's the first American medal in this competition. Rugby sevens started in the Summer Olympics in 2016 — 15s had previously been played at four Olympics: 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924.
It was the 21st medal for an American team or athlete — the most of any country thus far — during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. However, soon after the women's rugby team took care of business, the women's gymnastics team won as heavy favorites to seal up America's fourth gold medal of the overall competition and boost the medal count to 22. American teams or athletes have tallied four gold medals, eight silvers and 10 bronzes with plenty of competitions left.
This was redemption for the American rugby team, which lost to New Zealand — the defending gold medalists — earlier in the day to prevent a match for the gold medal. That 24-12 game saw the Americans outmatched against a country that dominates the sport.
