As the women’s soccer team posed for photos in Paris on Sunday, it seemed some fans were still feeling the effects of Team USA’s gold medal celebration.
As the 18 players and four reserves fanned out onto the steps for photos with the gold medals they won after beating Brazil 1-0 in Saturday’s final, their expressions, or lack thereof, sparked numerous reactions on social media.
“Choose Your Fighter: Hangover Edition” One user wroteZoom in to see a collection of four faces.
“LOL. We’re all hungover and Hal is over there on the left grinning like it’s nothing. So cute,” another user wrote, referring to substitute midfielder Hal Hirschfeld, who can be seen smiling on the far left of the photo.
“They all look like they have a bad hangover.” Entered by a third userHe added a loud crying emoji at the end.
But the player who garnered the most reaction may have been Gotham FC star and U.S. women’s national team midfielder Rose Lavelle, who sat in the front row for the photo, sunglasses on and expressionless.
Another Gotham star, Lynn Williams, also appeared to be holding just her gold medal, no ribbon, in the photo, according to a photo of the team’s victory celebration posted on X. It seems like I’ve been isolated during the team’s celebration on Saturday night.
Event Clips Social Media Appearances Then the US team danced and sipped champagne under the spotlight after winning their fifth Olympic gold medal and their first since the 2012 London Olympics.
“Love this hungover #USWNT photo,” another X user said. Posted in response to a Team USA photo“Olympic athletes are just like us”
Mallory Swanson, wife of Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, scored the game-winning run in the 57th minute as Team USA won all six games in the team’s first Olympics under new head coach Emma Hayes.
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“We’ve grown a lot,” Swanson said after the game. According to the Associated Press“It’s really great to see. We’ve grown on and off the field. And as you probably keep hearing, we’re playing with joy. We’re having a lot of fun and I’m very happy.”
And then the celebration began.

