Olympics 2020

U.S. crushed by ROC after losing Thompson to injury

The U.S. and ROC women's volleyball teams square off at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

By NBC Olympics

Published July 31, 2021 3:25 AM

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The United States’ hopes of winning a first Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball took a hit on Saturday when they lost ace spiker Jordan Thompson to injury in a straight sets defeat by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team.

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