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    USWNT Star Lynn Williams Breaks Olympic Gold Medal

    2 days ago

    Another Olympic medal disaster ... USWNT star Lynn Williams broke her gold medal while celebrating Team USA's win, and she's not happy!!!

    Williams -- the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) all-time leading scorer -- held story time with her thousands of followers on TikTok, just weeks after USWNT won their fifth gold medal in Paris.

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    The 31-year-old broke down what happened.

    "I had it on my shoulder like a little purse," Williams said, "and I was just jumping, dancing, jumping and I jumped down, and it just fell off," explaining how the medal and ribbon separated.

    "So everybody was dancing, and I was roaming around trying to get my medal off the ground. It has a dent now, so it's definitely one of a kind."

    The medal now has a dent ... in addition to the missing ribbon.

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    "It's definitely one of a kind," Williams said. "Probably swinging around didn't help but I just think that they should have made these better. They should have made them more sturdy and honestly, I can't be faulted for that."

    Williams added, "How did I get the world's most expensive coaster?!"

    The soccer forward said she's in contact with the IOC ... and she's hoping to get it fixed, or replaced.

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    Williams isn't the first Olympic star to have an issue with their medal. USA skateboarder Nyjah Huston 's bronze medal became tarnished after a few days of partying.

    In Nyjah's case, medal manufacturer La Monnaie de Paris told us they're giving him a new medal .

    Here's hoping Williams gets the same treatment!

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