USA Women’s Water Polo Wins Gold in China
The U.S. Women’s Water Polo team won a major tune-up event called the FINA World Super League Final, defeating Italy in the championship game, with a final score of 9-7.
Held in Tianjin, China, the tournament was part of a long-term warm up for the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games to be held in London. This victory, however, is one to take note of as it marks the team’s sixth World League Super Final championship and fifth straight FINA title. The only thing left on the list of accomplishments is Olympic gold.
“Obviously, winning the World League Super Final is nice,” said Adam Krikorian, head coach. “Every tournament, you’re playing to win. The more important thing is I look at how we were with our focus, and our focus this trip has been our defensive effort, and we were phenomenal.”
The team will return to China next month with hopes to continue their success.
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