Water polo

The U.S. made all three of its penalty shots and Hungary missed all three in the bronze medal game of the men’s water polo tournament on Sunday. The U.S. won its first men’s water polo medal in 16 years.

With a 17-5 win over France on Friday, the U.S. women’s water polo team officially clinched a spot in the tournament quarterfinals in their final pool play game. The three-time defending Olympic gold medalists are now averaging 13.25 goals per game, the most of any team in the tournament.

U.S. women’s water polo captain Maggie Steffens says her sister-in-law, who unexpectedly died in Paris days before the Olympics, would want the team to “kick butt out there” as they head into quarterfinals on Tuesday.

After making a late save in the first quarter of Thursday’s men’s water polo game against Greece, U.S. goalkeeper Adrian Weinberg threw the ball the length of the pool for a buzzer-beating goal.

Team USA women’s water polo team members talk about their unlikely partnership with rapper and “girl dad” Flavor Flav, and their quest for a fourth consecutive gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The 2024 Olympics are returning to Paris, where water polo made its debut way back in 1900. Here’s everything to know about the sport.

As Maddie Musselman gears up for a historic gold medal bid at the Paris Games, the water polo star reflected on her journey with Team USA.