Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Women's Soccer Team Skips Representing United States at Olympic Opening Ceremony

Erin Coates
July 23, 2021 at 9:25am

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team was absent from the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, citing a scheduling conflict.

Star forward Megan Rapinoe told NBC’s Mike Tirico and Savannah Guthrie that the team couldn’t be at the opening ceremony because the players had practice, WXIA-TV reported.

“Obviously we can’t be there, I don’t know who scheduled us to practice at this time,” she said.

“But everyone from Team USA will be holding it down for us.”

The women’s soccer team is prepping for its Saturday game against New Zealand after it lost 3-0 to Sweden on Wednesday.

“We don’t lose very often and we definitely don’t lose like that very often,” Rapinoe said.

“Luckily in Olympics we play what seems like every other day.”

She added that the Olympics are “always an unbelievable experience.”

“Last year in March and April we were sitting here wondering if we were going to get this opportunity,” Rapinoe said.

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“It looks quite different and feels quite different than in the past, but all of us are thrilled to be here.”

Even though they couldn’t be at the opening ceremony, the soccer team’s players recreated it in the hallway of their hotel with Rapinoe acting as her fiancée, basketball team Olympian Sue Bird, who was one of Team USA’s f**g bearers.


The women’s soccer team was not the only one missing from the opening ceremony.

The women’s gymnastics team also did not walk in the ceremony because it is “focused on pr********n,” USA gymnastics spokeswoman Meredith Yeoman told The New York Times.

The men’s gymnastics team also did not participate and the two teams held their own mini parade.


The men’s gymnastics qualification is on Saturday and the women’s is on Sunday, according to CBS Sports.

https://www.westernjournal.com/womens-soccer-team-skips-representing-united-states-olympic-opening-ceremony/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=WJBreaking&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=western-journal&ats_es=8fb799e06563a601f50b5fdaf395b859

WinkyTink Loc: Hill Country, TX

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MAGA!

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I have not watched the Olympics since 1996, never will watch another one, just like no pro sports, no college sports, no NASCAR, no Nike, no Yeti, no Ford, no Coke, no Pepsi, no Facebook, no Tweeter, no Disney, no TV…..

I hope none of the US teams win anything. Jill being there make it a complete fiasco.

Pretty soon there will be nothing left that is real. The Nobel Prize is a damn joke now.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Ferrous Loc: Pacific North Coast, CA

For the 1st time ever, I'm keeping track of Olympic Women's Soccer standings. Sweden and Australia have 3 points and New Zealand and the USA have 0 points. New Zealand plays the USA on Saturday, and although I won't watch it I will be rooting for New Zealand. A USA loss to New Zealand could send the Women's USA soccer Team home in a 1st round elimination.

Go New Zealand!

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/olympic-soccer-standings-table-score-result-women-tournament/lcec11ll0fap174pa6wbii5bc

WinkyTink Loc: Hill Country, TX

I'm with you on this stuff although it burns me up. My passion for MLB was beyond sanity. For 11 years my wife and I split season tickets in half with another couple (my ticket cost $8K plus tons of $9 dollar beer). Add the woke league crap to the c***ting scandal in Houston and Boston where not one frigging player paid a price I'm out of everything now too. I know they wont miss our cash but we are far from alone.

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