For the first time since women's soccer was instituted at the Olympic Games in 1996, the United States won't be winning a medal after a shootout loss to Sweden at the 2016 Rio Games on Friday.
Goalkeeper Hope Solo, who has won two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup with the United States, didn't hold back when speaking after the game, via Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times: "We lost to a bunch of cowards. The better team did not win."
Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl provided Solo's full quote as she explained why she labeled Sweden as cowards:
Full Hope Solo quote on Sweden after US was eliminated from the Olympics today.