U.S. sails to women's volleyball final in 24 years

8月21日，北京奥运会女排半决赛在首都体育馆进行，美国队以3比0战胜古巴队，挺进决赛。

The United States re-entered the Olympic women's volleyball final in 24 years on Thursday after upsetting three-time champion Cuba in a surprising 3-0.

The last time they contented for a gold was in 1984 Los Angeles Games, where they surrendered the championship title to the Chinese women, led by their current head coach "Iron Hammer" Lang Ping.

They will face either defending champions China or world's No. 1 Brazil in the final scheduled on Saturday.