US Women’s Water Polo Team Ousted by Australia in Olympic Semifinals

Jewel Roemer of Team United States prepares to shoot in the women's semifinal match between Team Australia and Team United States on day 13 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Adam Pretty/Getty Images

The U.S. women’s water polo team’s reign is over in the Olympics after losing to Australia 14–13 in a shootout in the semifinals of the Paris Games.

The Americans had won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in London (2012), Rio (2016), and Tokyo (2020, held in 2021). They also won silver medals in Sydney (2000) and Beijing (2008) and a bronze medal in Athens (2004).