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A deep, bloody facial cut wasn't enough to keep United States water polo captain Maggie Steffens out of the pool as the two-time Olympic gold medalist returned for a dramatic comeback win over China in Olympic group play.
In all, nine US players scored, including Steffens, who caught a blow to the face early in the match that forced her out of the pool twice in the second half as medics worked to stem the bleeding.
'Alert: @maggiesteffens is back in the water for Team USA,' read a mid-game tweet from the team account.
Not only did Steffens return, but she netted her 43rd career Olympic goal against China, leaving her four off the all-time mark set by Italy's Tania Di Mario.
'Her nose still looks better than mine,' coach Adam Krikorian smiled, promising his skipper would be fighting fit for the team's penultimate Group B game against Hungary on Wednesday.
After crushing Japan in their Group B opener at Tatsumi Water Polo Centre on Saturday, the world and Olympic champions were put to the test by
