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Can anyone stop Team USA’s quest for women’s basketball gold?

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

With the Olympic games well under way, so is the quest of the US women’s basketball team as they go for their eighth-straight gold medal. And with names like Diana Taurasi, A’ja Wilson, Nepheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart in tow, the odds are definitely in their favor. But who's got next for this juggernaut? And more importantly, when will the rest of the world catch up with Team USA? Today, Alexa Philippou joins us to break down everything we will see in Paris and beyond as Team USA continues to write their own elite history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Alexa, when you were a child, did you ever dream of being an Olympian?

0:06.0

I don't think I was ever even remotely athletic enough to have dreams that could even pop up in my head,

0:12.0

where they would even be within the realm of a

0:15.3

possibility or of you know something you could aspire towards but I mean I love

0:20.2

watching the Olympics. I definitely grew up watching a whole bunch of sports not just basketball,

0:30.0

gymnastics, and swimming.

0:32.0

I'm from Maryland, so Michael Phelps, Katie Ladecki,

0:34.0

are my people.

0:36.4

But there's something special every four years,

0:39.2

especially with the summer games

0:40.6

when that time of year comes around.

0:42.1

So I was locked in even to the opening

0:44.9

ceremonies this time around watching the four hour, the show, quite the show

0:52.4

and now I can't wait to see what the next week's out in store.

0:55.0

Watching the LeBron lead the American troops across the Delaware River in that book.

1:00.0

I had a really funny time explaining that meme to my dad who was a huge LeBron fan and he loved it.

1:06.8

And so yes, that's what we'll tell our grandchildren about, right?

1:10.4

That that was George Washington passing the Delaware. With the Olympic Games well underway, so is the quest of the U.S. Women's basketball team

1:29.7

as they go for their eighth, that's right, eighth straight gold medal.

1:35.0

And with names like Terossi, Wilson, Collier, and Stuart in tow,

1:39.9

the odds are definitely in their favor. But who's got next for this juggernaut and more importantly

1:46.0

when will the rest of the world catch up with team USA? Today Alexa Philip who joins us to break down everything we'll see in Paris and beyond as

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