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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