Women’s soccer final

U.S. midfielder Carli Lloyd, right, begins the celebration after she headed the ball past Japan goalie Miho Fukumoto in the first half of the women’s soccer final Thursday.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

U.S. teammates celebrate after midfielder Carli Lloyd, center, scored a goal against Japan during the women’s soccer final match at the London 2012 Olympic Games.   (Khaled Desouki / AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, center, makes a save against Japan during the women’s soccer gold medal match.   (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press)

U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, left, makes an acrobatic save against Japan.  (Ben Curtis / Associated Press)

U.S. forward Alex Morgan, right, escapes a slide tackle from Japan’s Saki Kumagai during the women’s soccer final match.  (Nic Bothma / EPA)

U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, right, stops a point-blank shot by Japan’s Yuki Ogimi during the women’s soccer final at the London 2012 Olympics.   (Lefteris Pitarakis / Associated Press)

U.S. forward Abby Wambach, left, celebrates with teammate Shannon Boxx after beating Japan 2-1 in the women’s soccer final.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)