Megan Rapinoe celebrated with an emphatic 'f--- yeah' after scoring 2 goals in 13 minutes for the USWNT
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- Megan Rapinoe scored 2 first-half goals to lead the USWNT to a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
- The pink-haired star scored an "Olimpico" directly off of a corner kick in the eighth minute.
- She converted a volley to regain the USWNT's lead minutes later and screamed "f--- yeah" as the ball went in.
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Megan Rapinoe shined in what very well may have been her final game for the US Women's National Team.
And the pink-haired superstar celebrated her impressive showing in characteristic Rapinoe fashion: letting out an emphatic "f--- yeah" following her second goal in a 13-minute span.
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Rapinoe opened up scoring on the day with a goal directly off of a corner kick - a rare phenomenon known as an "Olimpico" - in the eighth minute of the USWNT's bronze-medal match against Australia's Matildas on Thursday.
Aussie superstar striker Sam Kerr found the back of the net nine minutes later to knot the score at one each. In doing so Kerr became the Matildas' all-time leading goal scorer.
The tie game didn't last very long. In the 21st minute, Rapinoe took a one-touch volley off a faulty clearance from the Australian defense and launched the ball top-shelf to put the USWNT ahead.
That's when she let out her roar, and though the broadcast didn't pick up audio, astute lip readers can clearly make out the curse from the video replay.
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Though the Matildas put up a strong fight, the USWNT never surrendered its lead from there. US soccer legend Carli Lloyd tacked on a brace of her own with a last-second first-half goal and another mere minutes into the second half to deepen Australia's hole and render the Matildas' two second-half goals futile.
With the win, the Americans picked up their first Olympic bronze medal in national team history. Australia, meanwhile, enjoyed a best-ever finish at the games despite failing to reach the podium.