Live From China: Goodbye Chengdu, Hello Shanghai

When 21 young women dressed in matching Nike warm ups, along with an entourage of staff enter the Chengdu airport it’s hard not to notice. Even if you’ve still never heard of them.

Today was a travel day for the US women, and as we sat waiting for the flight from Chengdu to Shanghai, the ladies took turns with reporters from ESPN, Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post, USA Today, and fell prey to every traveler in the terminal with a camera. Check youtube later to see if anyone posted “US WNT: Waiting for the Plane.”

After the win last night, the WNT were in great spirits. Of course, they could also just be stoked to get to Shanghai, as many of their families will be joining the crew this weekend.



So what does the greatest team you’ve never heard of do while waiting for a flight? Besides interviews listed above, Boxxy chose to read, Carli attempted to listen to music and take a nap (only to be interrupted by a prank-loving Abby), while the rest of the women chatted it up with their teammates. (Yes, there was actually some hair braiding also taking place.)

And for anyone worried about how Cat is keeping up with her beloved Gator and Georgia Bulldog college football--have no fear—she told me she’s been keeping up with games live via slingbox. Thank God for technology.

On to Shanghai!