Live updates of the US women’s basketball game against France: Olympic gold medal match start time

PARIS — The US women’s basketball team has been cleared to bow out of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

In the final event of these Games, the United States will play France with an eighth consecutive gold medal at stake. Veteran star Diana Taurasi will be aiming for her sixth career gold medal.

The Americans have largely won the Olympic tournaments, with each of their five victories by double figures and three by 19 or more points. A’ja Wilson (18.2 points per game) and Breanna Stewart (18.0) have led the way, with Wilson also leading the team in rebounds (9.6), blocks (2.4) and steals (1.6).

Stay up to date with updates, analysis and highlights from Team USA’s final chase for gold.

When will the US Women’s Basketball Tournament be played again?

Today, Sunday, August 11, the US will take on France in the battle for the gold medal.

What time is the US vs France game?

Tip-off for the USA-France match is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).

Where can you watch the US Women’s Basketball vs. France game?

The women’s basketball gold medal game will be broadcast live on NBC and Peacock.

France in return for Women from the US basketball prediction

This match will be more challenging than people think. Yes, the American women are a dominant dynasty. But the French crowd is the ultimate sixth (wo)man and will give the Americans a hard time. If France can knock down three-pointers, it will be a close call. But the difference, as usual, will be A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. No one at the Olympics has an answer to that dynamic duo. France will be the last on that list.

Paris Olympics Schedule for US Women’s Basketball

• Monday July 29: US 102, Japan 76

• Thursday August 1st: US 87, Belgium 74

• Sunday August 4th: US 87, Germany 68

• Wednesday August 7: US 88, Nigeria 74

• Friday August 9: US 85, Australia 64

• Sunday August 11: USA vs. France, 9:30 a.m. ET in the gold medal match

How many Olympic medals does the US women’s basketball team have?

The United States dominated the Summer Games, winning a medal at every Olympics it competed in (it did not compete in 1980 due to a nationwide boycott of the Games).

In total, the U.S. women’s basketball team has won eleven medals – nine gold, one silver (1976), and one bronze (1992). The U.S. women have won seven gold medals in a row, dating back to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

US Women’s Basketball Team Selection for the Olympic Games

The United States women’s basketball team roster includes eight WNBA champions, three WNBA MVPs and five WNBA Rookies of the Year.

• Guards: Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Sabrina Ionescu, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Diana Taurasi, Jackie Young

• Attackers: Breanna Stewart, Alyssa Thomas, A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier

• Center: Brittney Griner

A’ja Wilson’s basketball dominance is driven by joy

A’ja Wilson will continue to pile up double-doubles, push the boundaries of what a forward can do in the game and, if all goes according to plan, lead the U.S. women’s basketball team to a record eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Maybe the coronation of America’s newest dynasty, led by an exceptional talent, will have you tuning in. If not, Wilson figures, it’s your loss.

“Forwards, centers, whatever you want to call us, we don’t get the love that we should get,” Wilson told USA TODAY Sports. “But I don’t pay attention to it because the real fans, the ones that really understand and love the game, understand how much forwards and centers are a big part of it. So yeah, I feel like we’re underrated. But I love my position.”

Still, the world’s best player knows there will likely be more eyes on women’s basketball than ever before this summer, and she can’t wait to put on a show.

US Women’s Basketball Olympic Gold Medals

The U.S. women’s basketball team has won a medal at every Olympic Games it has competed in, winning a total of 11 Olympic medals, including nine gold, one silver, and one bronze. Here’s how the U.S. women have performed since 1976, when the women’s basketball team made its Olympic debut in Montreal:

• 2020, Tokyo: Gold (90–75 win over Japan)

• 2016, Rio: Gold (101–72 win over Spain)

• 2012, London: Gold (86-50 win over France)

• 2008, Athens: Gold (92–65 win Australia)

• 2004, Athens: Gold (74–63 over Australia)

• 2000, Sydney: Gold (76–54 over Australia)

• 1996, Atlanta: Gold (111–87 win over Brazil)

• 1992, Barcelona: Bronze (88–74 victory over Cuba in the bronze medal match)

• 1988, Seoul: Gold (77–70 win over Yugoslavia)

• 1984, Los Angeles: Gold (85–55 win over South Korea)

• 1980, Moscow: US boycotts Olympics over Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• 1976, Canada: Silver (83–67 loss to Czechoslovakia)

Diana Taurasi Olympic gold medals

Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) are the only two American women’s basketball players to win five Olympic gold medals. Taurasi can become the first to win six gold medals in Paris.

Olympic coach of the US women’s basketball team

Cheryl Reeve, head coach of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx, will be the head coach of the U.S. women’s national team in 2024. Kara Lawson (Duke), Joni Taylor (Texas A&M) and Mike Thibault (Washington Mystics) will serve as Reeve’s assistant coaches. Reeve and her staff previously led the U.S. women to a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA ​​Women’s World Cup.

Brittney Griner more grateful than ever at the Paris Olympics

Brittney Griner knows that the face she shows the world is often a mask. She knows that what you see — the goofy grin, the 6-foot-1 kid who loves skateboarding and off-roading, the intimidating shot-blocker on the basketball court — is only a fraction of the truth.

To outsiders, it appears that Griner has moved on quickly from her 10-month stint in Russian custody, a terrifying and isolating period that would have crushed most. As she poses for photos with fans and easily banks an eight-footer, it seems as if everything is back to normal. But it isn’t, and neither is she.

“It’s always with me, and there are definitely moments where, oh wow, this could be totally different — I could see this beautiful view through the bars,” Griner said Saturday during training in the U.S. “It doesn’t go away. It makes you appreciate everything a little bit more.”

Olympic Women’s Basketball Schedule

GROUP PHASE

Sunday July 28

Monday July 29

Wednesday July 31st

• Spain 63, Puerto Rico 62

• Serbia 81, China 59

Thursday August 1st

Saturday August 3rd

• China 80, Puerto Rico 58

• Spain 70, Serbia 62

Sunday August 4th

QUARTER FINALS

Wednesday August 7th

SEMI-FINALS

Friday August 9th

• United States 85, Australia 64

• France 81, Belgium 75 (OT)

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: USA vs. France Basketball Live Updates: Time for Women’s Olympic Finals