Regardless of the outcome of the Gold Medal match in Women’s Volleyball in the London Olympics today, one thing is certain. The U.S. will win both gold and silver. With millions able to watch the Olympics live online for free, the U.S. team of Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings will take on the other team for the United States of April Ross / Jen Kessy in the gold medal final match in women’s volleyball.
Thanks to NBC’s unprecedented Olympic coverage at the 2012 Olympics in London this year, providing free access to watch all Olympic events online, tonight’s historic USA vs. USA match can be seen from almost anywhere.
On Tuesday night Kerri and Misty beat out China in a two set match 22-20,22-20 advancing them to what will be their third consecutive gold medal match, and possibly their third consecutive gold medal. But before they can win gold in women’s volleyball tonight, the pair must beat the other women’s pair also representing the USA, Kessy and Ross.
Last night, the Kessy / Ross team earned their spot in the gold medal match when they beat the Brazilians despite a constant rainfall during the match and a loss in the first set. The final score was 15-21, 21-19, 15-12. “I can’t believe it. I only let myself picture it in my dreams,” said Ross after the win.
The Brazilian team of Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca were heavy favorites going into the London games as the reigning world champions. The pair will now take on China’s Xue Chen and Zhang Xi in the bronze medal match. The pair from China won bronze medal in the 2008 games in Beijing.
To watch the Olympics online for free, visit NBCOlympics.com. The web site has complete live and recorded online video of every Olympic event from London, plus a great deal of related information, background, images and videos.