RIO OLYMPICS U.S. Men display character and poise in a dramatic run to an Olympic medal
ALL HANDS ABOVE NET: The USA block of Matt Anderson, David Lee and Reid Priddy gave Russian hitters some trouble in the bronze-medal match. (Photo: FIVB)
2016 Olympic Games Men’s Volleyball Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
l Brazil l Italy l United States
CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS: Matt Anderson, above, posed with one of the stars of the Olympics in diminutive gymnast Simone Biles. Above right, several teammates of Murphy Troy helped him pull off a selfie with tennis star Rafael Nadal (Photos: USA Volleyball)
Results for U.S. Men’s team Aug. 7 U.S. Men lost to Canada 25-23, 25-17, 25-23 Aug. 9 U.S. Men lost to Italy 28-26, 20-25, 25-23, 25-23 Aug. 11 U.S. Men def. Brazil 25-20, 25-23, 20-25, 25-20 Aug. 13 U.S. Men def. France 25-22, 25-22, 14-25, 25-22 Aug. 15 U.S. Men def. Mexico 25-23, 25-11, 25-19 Aug. 17 U.S. Men def. Poland 25-23, 25-22, 25-20 Aug. 19 U.S. Men lost to Italy 30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9 Aug. 21 U.S. Men def. Russia 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13
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SWEET HANDS: Micah Christenson improved his international stock in Rio with his smooth setting. (Photo: FIVB)
“That’s just the game of volleyball. It can slip away at the last second. But we fought so hard in that match. It’s just indescribable the way
our team played.” — U.S. libero Erik Shoji on the loss to Italy
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