William Priddy (left) and David Lee of the US jump to block a smash by Brazil's Murilo Endres.
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The improbable US victory capped a roller coaster Games for the team that started in tragedy when head coach Hugh McCutcheon's father-in-law was stabbed to death and mother-in-law severely injured in an attack at a Beijing tourist site.
"He has poured his heart and soul into this over the last few years," US player Richard Lambourne said of McCutcheon, who missed the first three games of the tournament after the attack.
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