US women top Japan for Olympic gold, 2-1
Carli Lloyd scored both of the United States’ goals as they avenged their World Cup final loss by topping Japan for Olympic gold, 2-1
US beats Canada in thriller, 4-3
Canada’s Christine Sinclair could not be stopped but the United States was able to beat her hat trick and scored the game-winner just moments before extra time was finished and they were going to go into penalty kicks. USA advances to the gold medal game against Japan on Thursday with the 4-3 victory.