The United States Women’s National Team got off to a rough start in the Tokyo Olympics with a loss to Sweden in its first match of the Games.
And while the team bounced back after that they suffered another tough loss Monday in Tokyo, losing to Canada 1-0 in a semifinal match in which they looked nothing like the team that won the World Cup just two years ago.
They will still get a chance to play for the bronze medal later this week but the loss to Canada was a crushing one.
There was an incredible moment after the game, though, as Carli Lloyd was seen doing sprints all by herself on the field:
Lloyd turned 39 in July. She knows this might be the last big tournament for her, that she has other things she wants to do in her life: a book, start a family maybe.
And she is still doing shuttle runs, alone, in Kashima, after a loss in the Olympic semifinals.
— Andrew Das (@AndrewDasNYT) August 2, 2021
You can see her in the background of this interview, too:
Megan Rapinoe got choked up when asked about a moment she & Carli Lloyd shared after the loss to Canada in (likely) their last Olympics. Meanwhile Carli is running suicides in the background the entire interview. @CarliLloyd is a warrior & an inspiration. #USWNT #Tokyo2020 #USA pic.twitter.com/c2B9hPIfso
— Kylen Mills (@KylenMills) August 2, 2021
Now that is some dedication and hard work after a tough loss.
Twitter loved it.
