 On June 23 , 2008 , it was announced Solo would be the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . In a reversal of roles from the 2004 Olympics , Briana Scurry did not make the team , though she was an alternate . On August 21 , the U.S. women 's team won the gold medal by defeating Brazil 1 – 0 in extra time , in no small measure due to Solo 's performance as she stopped an energetic Brazilian attack , making save after save . After the team won gold , Solo appeared on NBC Today Show , and she stated in a 2012 article appearing in ESPN The Magazine that she was drunk while on air . " When we were done partying , we got out of our dresses , got back into our stadium coats and , at 7 a.m. with no sleep , went on the Today show drunk . " 
