By It is difficult to overstate the emotions attached to any Croatia vs. Serbia matchup, let alone one between arguably each nation’s best athletic teams. Croatia are the defending Olympic champions and defeated a strong, experienced Montenegro side to earn a title chance. Serbia appeared to sleepwalk through the group stage
DIGEST: USA Women’s Water Polo Most “Dominant” in Games?
It is likely to be fleeting but the USA Women’s National Water Polo Team has captured the attention of the sporting press. The most “dominant” athletes at the Rio Olympics, as suggested by Reuters, have all the emotional bases covered for media outlets that notice the nutty cosmonaut helmets and underwater
Perfection: USA Women Dominate to Repeat Olympic Water Polo Gold
They didn’t make it look easy. It was easy. The U.S. Women’s Water Polo Team defeated an overmatched Italy 12-5 to repeat as Olympic Gold Medal Champions on Friday. The group ended a stretch of victories, over 20 in a row, with five more in Rio before a final display of
Key Facts About USA, Italy Gold Medal Water Polo Tilt
Some vital facts about today’s gold medal water polo match between the defending champion USA women, and Italy as compiled by NWA. The teams have met four times in Olympic competition, the first was in the 2004 semis which the Italians won toward winning a gold medal. The U.S. won six straight meetings
COLUMNIST: Why Michael Phelps is NOT greatest athlete ever [and Props to Water Polo]
In the course of detailing all the ways 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps does not measure up to being the greatest athlete ever, Detroit columnist Jamie Samuelsen reveals the truth for all to see in Michigan and beyond: …water polo players and rugby players may be the finest athletes
PHOTO: Underwater Robotic Rig Shows Hidden Side Of Water Polo – Forbes
Check out what Getty photographers have been able to capture using underwater robotic cameras. Gemma Beadsworth of Australia is smashed during the Women’s Water Polo qualification match between Australia and Brazil at Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
Steffens Leads U.S. Back to Gold-medal Water Polo Match
Team USA finally faced an opponent capable of scoring more than six times against the Americans at these Rio Olympics. Hungary tallied 10, the most by an opponent of the defending Olympic champions, in a semifinal loss to the U.S. on Wednesday. Paced by four goals from tournament scoring leader Maggie Steffens, the
Superfan Leslie Jones is New USA Water Polo Weapon
The odds already favor a return to the victory stand for the U.S. Women’s Water Polo Team in Rio. They have now bettered those chances by adopting a last minute addition to the squad. Stand up comedian and Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones has made her unique mark on
U.S. Women Begin Water Polo Medal Round Against Hosts Brazil
The “second” Olympic tournament begins today for women’s water polo at the Rio Games. All eight teams that entered the games advance to the medal round after a group phase that merely sets the seedings for the finals. Team USA and Italy won their groups and will each face No.
