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Semi’s Here We Come!

We’ve arrived in the Olympic Village in Beijing for the semi’s which will be played Monday vs. Japan at 9am ET on MSNBC. The game against Canada went into OT and Tasha Kai scored for a 2-1 win! Yes, I know I should have kept dribbling on my break-away then taken the shot!!! Hopefully I’m saving it for Japan. Hope you can watch. Go USA! Talk after the game.

-Heather 

August 12 – After a disappointing loss to Norway in the opener, it looked as if they would finish at the top of our group. Thanks to a 4-0 win over New Zealand and Japan beating Norway 5-1, we moved to top of our group.

We are heading to Shanghai as we speak to play Canada, Friday 6 am ET on USA Network and in High Def on Olympic soccer channel. Quarterfinals here we come! Thanks for the support.

Talk soon — Heather

August 8 – Hi from Qinhuangdao. It’s the day after a disappointing loss to Norway and the team is regrouping and getting ready to face Japan.

Waking up in the morning with the realization that things didn’t go the way we wanted was hard deal with, but we also know we have Japan and New Zealand in front of us and we can determine the outcome of those games.

We all just feel like everything that could have gone wrong in the first five minutes did, but there is nothing else we can do except put it behind us. I really don’t think it was nerves. It was just two unfortunate mistakes and that’s soccer sometimes. It just happened at a terrible time. We were down 2-0 and Norway is great at sitting back and clogging up the field. Even though we attacked a lot, they defended well and have made big strides from the few times we played them this year.

I know this team is capable of so much more and I just hope we can show that in the next two games, and after.

We sat down with our coach and discussed things that didn’t work well and things we need to improve for the next game. With that done, it’s now a matter of looking forward and going through our usual rhythm for the day before a game. Today was a light recovery day. I just did some light weights, some core work and a light pool workout to rejuvenate the legs.

The game against Norway was a physical one and I’m a little banged up. There are the usual cleat marks and bruises, but nothing out of the ordinary and nothing I can’t play through. In any major tournament, pretty much every player takes a beating as the games pile up so we’re pretty used to that. With two days between each game, it’s up to us to take good care of our bodies for the long haul.

As the day progressed, you could feel the energy returning to the team after the blow against Norway. That’s a good feeling and one we will carry into the match on Saturday.

Without training, today was pretty mellow. I sat on the balcony that overlooks the ocean and read Under the Banner of Heaven. That will definitely keep your nose buried in a book for a while. Then a bunch of us went to watch the Italy-Honduras game, which was pretty one-sided for Italy, but it was nice to actually go watch another Olympic event. It was a good way to relax, but tomorrow, we’re back to business.

Friday is the Opening Ceremonies and of course we can’t go as we are 200 miles away and getting ready for Japan. Even though we all wish we could be there, we’re all looking forward to watching it and I think that will make us feel the excitement of being at the Olympics even more.

Thanks to all the fans who got up early and will be getting up early on Saturday. The game is at 5 a.m. ET on MSNBC. The team really appreciates it and we are dedicated to coming together and showing what this team is all about. It’s win or go home from here on out.

Talk to you soon — Heather