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U.S. Women's team among first American Olympians to arrive in China

29 Jul, 2008

The U.S. Women’s Olympic Soccer Team arrived in Beijing on the afternoon of July 24, a little weary after the 12-hour flight, but considering this is the USA’s third trip to Asia this year, the players are more than familiar with the travel. The U.S. soccer players are among the first American athletes to arrive in China (the U.S. Boxing Team came the day before) and the team will have about two weeks of acclimation before its opening match against Norway on Aug. 6 in Qinhuangdao.

The players did a light jogging workout during the early evening July 24 to get the legs moving after a long flight. The morning of July 25 featured a team outing to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City and the players got in a good weight workout in the afternoon. A trip to the Great Wall of China took up most of July 26.

The team got in its first full training session on the morning of July 27 before packing up and traveling to Qinhuangdao via train in the late afternoon to set up base for the first match.

The U.S. team comes into the Olympics with a 21-0-1 record in 2008 after sweeping Brazil in the final two exhibition matches, winning both games by 1-0 scores.

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