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Lynn Williams celebrated a little too hard after the U.S. women’s national soccer team won at the Olympics this month, saying Thursday that her gold medal was a casualty of her dance floor shenanigans. Williams, a forward with the team, was filming herself in her kitchen when she shared with fans on TikTok that the medal didn't survive the squad's post-game party. She was part of the team's undefeated run at the 2024 Paris Olympics, ultimately beating Brazil 1-0 in the final match.
ironically that's not how it broke,' Williams said. It seemingly happened while she dancing at the Nike celebration party with the medal strapped around her shoulder, 'like a little purse,' she said. 'And I was just jumping — dancing, jumping — and I jumped down, and it just fell off,' Williams said. 'So everybody was dancing, and I was roaming around trying to get my medal off the ground.
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