2024 Olympics: U.S. women's rugby earns first-ever medal - ESPN

SAINT-DENIS, France — Backed up to their own goal line, and down to one final, desperate attempt at a medal, the Americans were doing everything they could think of to get a last-second score.

That was when the ball ended up in Alex Sedrick's hands.

When the 26-year-old rugby sevens player caught a pass with eight seconds remaining until full-time Tuesday night, she had one mission: get across Australia's goal line, and put up five game-tying points before the referee's whistle ended the match.

She did just that, completing a coast-to-coast breakaway try as time expired, and then hammering home the game-winning conversion kick to give the United States an improbable 14-12 win over Australia, and a bronze medal.

It's the team's first Olympics medal.

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