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Kobe Bryant was named the team captain and Mike Krzyzewski was named the head coach of the 2008 team. [2] An ESPN program, Road to Redemption, followed the team's preparations. Additionally, a Netflix produced documentary titled The Redeem Team was released in 2022. [3] The United States defeated Spain 118–107 in the final to win the gold.
Second largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 3: Philippines: W 121–53 +68: Preliminary Group Play: Tied for third largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 4: Bulgaria: W 85–44 +41: Quarterfinal Group Play [4] Game 5: Brazil: W 113–51 +62: Quarterfinal Group Play [4] Game 6: USSR: W 85–55 +30 ...
Taurasi represented the United States as a member of the 2008 Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China, where she started all eight games and helped lead the US to the gold medal. [65] Taurasi was the second leading scorer on the U.S. national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship held in São Paulo, Brazil.
[21] [22] On August 9, 2012, Curry made her first post-departure appearance on Today, when she reported a story during the show's coverage at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The reunion with her former co-anchor, Matt Lauer, was described in the media as "tense", "awkward", and "chilly".
Steph Curry hit eight 3-pointers to help bring Team USA to gold medal glory over France. ... the U.S. won its fifth straight gold medal in men's basketball, dating back to the 2008 Beijing Games ...
The Americans' golden-generation stars — namely 36-year-old Curry — delivered a fifth consecutive gold medal by scoring 12 of his 24 points in the final three minutes of the championship game.
United States guard Stephen Curry (4) celebrates with the gold medal after the USA beat France in the men's basketball gold medal game at the Paris Olympics at Accor Arena in Paris on Aug. 10, 2024.
Curry is the author of several videos on her YouTube channel Little Lights of Mine, and has written two cookbooks: The Seasoned Life, published in 2016, [1] [2] and The Full Plate, published in 2020. In 2011, she married basketball player Stephen Curry, with whom she has four children.