0 0 9 . ▁The ▁team ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁FI BA ▁World ▁Championship ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Olympics ▁is ▁usually ▁chosen ▁from ▁these ▁participants . ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁camp , ▁the ▁team ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Ek ater in burg , ▁Russia , ▁where ▁they ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁U MM C ▁Ek ater in burg ▁International ▁Inv it ational . ▁While ▁August us ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Championship , ▁she ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁her ▁second ▁Olympic ▁tournament . ▁August us ▁was ▁ultimately ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁FI BA ▁World ▁Championship , ▁along ▁with ▁Lyn x ▁team m ates ▁Moore ▁and ▁Wh alen , ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁gold ▁medal . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁August us ▁had ▁surg ery ▁at ▁Fair view ▁South dale ▁Hospital ▁to ▁remove ▁fib roid s , ▁a ▁surg ery ▁that ▁both ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁grand m other ▁had ▁under g one . ▁While ▁her ▁u ter us ▁was ▁removed ▁during ▁the ▁operation , ▁her ▁o var ies ▁were ▁left ▁int act , ▁making ▁children ▁via ▁a ▁gest ational ▁sur rog ate ▁possible . ▁She ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁wants ▁children ▁som ed ay . ▁August us ▁is ▁open ly ▁les bian . ▁She ▁became ▁engaged ▁to ▁La T aya ▁Var ner ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁married ▁her ▁in ▁Hawai