Wow, what an amazing evening and a wonderful night to be representing the USA. The match was incredible, with of course the USWNT winning GOLD. The support of Women’s soccer was inspiring with over 50, ooo people in attendance including FIFA President Blatter, IOC President Jacques Rogge, Pele, Kobe Bryant, and Michelle Kwan…
Following the match, we had a ceremony of our own with all the referees being awarded our very own Olympic Medal and personalized certificate of participation. The only thing missing upon receipt was the playing of the National Anthem!
With the Women’s portion of the tournament completed, the women referees return to their respective countries on Friday. We all have mixed feeling about our departure; sad that the event we all dreamed of participating in for our entire lives is coming to an end, but at the same time looking forward to being on US soil with the opportunity to order a burrito on any given day :) :)
Thank you everyone for all your support these last many weeks. Wishing you all the best from Beijing.
Kari & Team
4 comments:
Awesome way to go USA, now if we can only get the men's team on par with the rest of the world that would be great! Congratulations to all of you for doing such a wonderful job and representing the USA so professionally you all deserve those medals!
You all--women and men--have made everyone in the USA proud! Thank you and enjoy those burritos! Melanie Q.
The award and medal look great. You all have represented the USA very well. Friends of ours that we have shared the blog with have enjoyed all of your experiences and say congratulations to all that have represented the USA.
Estelle and Gordon
Kari,
Congratulations to you on this fabulous golden journey. As a woman--who is mother, daughter,wife, professional, and business owner, I am particularly proud of your accomplishments during this week's anniversary of Women's Suffrage! Go Kari!
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