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Best of the Tokyo Olympics: 17 stunning photos of USA women's basketball winning its 7th-straight gold medal
Best of the Tokyo Olympics: 17 stunning photos of USA women's basketball winning its 7th-straight gold medal
Meredith CashAug 18, 2021, 21:24 IST
Brittney Griner shoots a jump shot for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics.Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
The US women's basketball team won its seventh consecutive gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Stacked with WNBA All-Stars and MVPs, they won all 6 games by an average of 16 points.
USA Basketball and WNBA legends Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird won their record fifth gold medal with the squad's 90-75 win against Japan.
Superstar Breanna Stewart - who earned MVP honors in Tokyo - and reigning WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson were both named to All-Star Five for the Olympic tournament.
Insider spoke with three of Getty Images' top sports photographers for behind-the-scenes insight into what it took to capture photos of the team's historic feats at the games.
Check out some of the most stunning shots from USA Basketball's dominant run below:
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Team USA's Brittney Griner leaps for a jump ball against France to start their game during the group stage of the Tokyo Olympics.
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A'ja Wilson rises towards the basket through pressure from Team Nigeria.
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Sue Bird runs up the court.
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Breanna Stewart fights for possession against France's Gabby Williams.
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Sue Bird (right) dribbles past her defender from Team Australia.
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Brittney Griner rises for a shot from the low post.
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Tina Charles defends against French star Sandrine Gruda.
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Team USA stands with arms interlocked as the national anthem plays ahead of their semifinal game against Serbia.
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Sue Bird dribbles up the floor and looks to make a pass.
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Brittney Griner reacts to a big play against Nigeria.
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Chelsea Gray grimaces after taking a hard foul to the head.
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Brittney Griner bodies her way into the paint for Team USA.
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Jewell Loyd wrestles for a loose ball against Nigeria.
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Sylvia Fowles navigates through traffic for a layup.
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Sue Bird embraces her fiancée, USWNT superstar Megan Rapinoe, after winning her fifth Olympic gold medal.
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All 12 members of Team USA pose with their gold medals.
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Sue Bird grins with her gold medal while surrounded by silver medalists from Team Japan.
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Now check out some of Getty Images' best photos of Katie Ledecky dominating the swimming competition in Tokyo: