[teejers1]

The Olympic roster is out, and it's heavy on experience and light on new players. (That's to be expected with the smaller 18-player rosters compared to the normal 23-player rosters.)

Goalkeepers (2): Alyssa Naeher, Adrianna Franch
Defenders (6): Kelley O'Hara, Abby Dahlkemper, Becky Sauerbrunn, Crystal Dunn, Tierna Davidson, Emily Sonnett
Midfielders (5): Julie Ertz, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Sam Mewis, Kristie Mewis
Forwards (5): Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press, Tobin Heath

Alternates (4): Jane Campbell (GK), Casey Krueger (DF), Catarina Macario (MF), Lynn Williams (F)

The alternates travel and train with the squad but aren't Olympians, which stinks. (Unless they replace someone on the roster, of course.) 

So, ultimately just three Cardinal players (O'Hara, Press, and Davidson), with two more (Campbell and Macario) as alternates.

Any chance Rapinoe gets bounced from the team due to her allegedly racist tweet from 2010?  (I mean, Rachel Nichols lost her job for an allegedly racist tweet . . .).  
And ftr, I do not support the cancel/you-must-lose-job culture . . . usually an apology will suffice, where it is owed.  
But in this day and age, maybe this provides mechanism to elevate Macario or Campbell to full roster status.

[teejers1]

The Olympic roster is out, and it's heavy on experience and light on new players. (That's to be expected with the smaller 18-player rosters compared to the normal 23-player rosters.)

Goalkeepers (2): Alyssa Naeher, Adrianna Franch
Defenders (6): Kelley O'Hara, Abby Dahlkemper, Becky Sauerbrunn, Crystal Dunn, Tierna Davidson, Emily Sonnett
Midfielders (5): Julie Ertz, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Sam Mewis, Kristie Mewis
Forwards (5): Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Christen Press, Tobin Heath

Alternates (4): Jane Campbell (GK), Casey Krueger (DF), Catarina Macario (MF), Lynn Williams (F)

The alternates travel and train with the squad but aren't Olympians, which stinks. (Unless they replace someone on the roster, of course.) 

So, ultimately just three Cardinal players (O'Hara, Press, and Davidson), with two more (Campbell and Macario) as alternates.

Any chance Rapinoe gets bounced from the team due to her allegedly racist tweet from 2010?  (I mean, Rachel Nichols lost her job for an allegedly racist tweet . . .).  
And ftr, I do not support the cancel/you-must-lose-job culture . . . usually an apology will suffice, where it is owed.  
But in this day and age, maybe this provides mechanism to elevate Macario or Campbell to full roster status.