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Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith Reveal ‘Triple Espresso’ Nickname: EXCLUSIVE

Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith Reveal ‘Triple Espresso’ Nickname: EXCLUSIVE

A shot of “Triple Espresso” was just what the U.S. women’s national soccer team needed with one win shy of its first gold medal in 12 years.

Star forwards Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Smith have combined for eight of Team USA’s 10 goals heading into the Olympic final against Brazil on Aug. 10.

The exciting young trio have previously been nicknamed “The Trident” and “The Holy Trinity,” but announced on TODAY on August 8 that they’ve come up with their own moniker.

“We have an announcement,” Smith told Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb. “Trinity, take it away.”

“We have a suggestion that our trio be called ‘Triple Espresso.’ We’ll share that with the public and have people use it because we like it,” Rodman said.

It’s not known if it had anything to do with Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” one of the songs of the summer, but the trio brought energy and youth to the team that won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Smith
Trinity Rodman (L) and Mallory Swanson (R) celebrate after Sophia Smith scores in the 95th minute during the Olympic semi-final match against Germany.Oliver Chassignole / AFP via Getty Images

Their final heroics came on 6 August when Smith scored the winning goal in extra time from Swanson’s goal pass, in a 1–0 win over Germany in the semi-finals.