Kathryn Plummer, US spike Brazil, will play Italy for gold

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PARIS -- The United States beat Brazil in a thrilling five-setter at the Paris Games on Thursday to move into a second straight Olympic women's volleyball final in what was a rematch of the gold medal contest from Tokyo three years ago.

Although the U.S. brushed Brazil aside 3-0 in Tokyo, the South American team had not dropped a set in Paris. Things were far more difficult