Natalie Cook of Australia get the crowd to react in the first set of a game against Austria during a beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London.
Natalie Cook of Australia get the crowd to react in the first set of a game against Austria during a beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. Dave Martin, Associated Press
By Associated Press

Five-time Olympian Natalie Cook was eliminated from the beach volleyball tournament, but expect to see the Australian around Horse Guards Parade for the duration of the games.

Cook has said she will retire from international play after London, but she said she wants to watch the beach volleyball competition through its completion.

Cook expressed her respect for two-time defending gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings, and said she considers them the favorites. The Americans lost their first set in three Olympics on Wednesday night.

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