USWNT NEW HOME KITS FOR OLYMPICS

CHICAGO  – The U.S. Women’s National Team will debut a new home kit this summer at the 2016 Olympics that has been developed exclusively by Nike for the reigning Women’s World Cup champions to wear in Brazil. The Olympics-specific jerseys will be available for purchase in late July at ussoccerstore.com.

The USA, which has won four of the five Olympic gold medals that have been contested in women’s soccer, will strive to become the first country to win an Olympic Games the year after winning the Women’s World Cup.

The USA’s historic collection of accolades merit the designation of another precious metal: platinum, the gleaming element Nike designers chose to celebrate the team’s illustrious legacy.

The coveted element’s shining hue appears on the new National Team home uniform with Nike AeroSwift technology. The new kit replaces the current home kit’s blue sleeves with platinum-colored sleeves embedded with metallic threads, preserving the performance properties of the kit’s high-performance yarn while producing an iridescent gleam.