Megan Rapinoe Scores Second Olimpico in USWNT's Bronze Medal Win Over Australia

Few players can say they've scored two Olimpico goals, but then again, few players are Megan Rapinoe. Just seven and a half minutes into the U.S. women's national soccer team's bronze medal-winning game against Australia, Rapinoe launched a corner kick that curled straight towards the goal, sailed over Australian keeper Teagan Micah's hand, and landed in the net. The straight-from-the-corner goal is called an 'Olimpico,' named after a goal scored by Argentinian player Cesareo Onzari in 1924.

Rapinoe's 2021 Olimpico comes nine years after she achieved the same astounding feat during the USWNT's semi-final game against Canada at the 2012 London Games. At the time, she became the first player to score an Olimpico at the Olympics — and now, with two under her belt, it will be even harder for the competition to catch up.

Congrats to Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT!

Claire Spellberg Lustig is the Senior Editor at Primetimer and a scholar of The View. Follow her on Twitter at @c_spellberg.