congratulations to crystal dunn and ali krieger. krieger helped the u.s. win the world cup last year. dunn is now excited about her chances. >> you know, we have new faces. we have new challenges. but we have great leadership. there are so many great people who we look up to on the team that we feel they're going to lead noose a gold medal. >> crystal dunn is a forward, ali krieger is a defender. she is from alex an dree yachlt the olympics are next month. can you believe it? the countdown is on. >> that's right, right here on nbc. >> you may have noticed but millennials love living in our area. i can't blame them. it's a great place to live. >>rl millennials in the country. arlington received high marks for job opportunities and access to bars and restaurants. it missed the first spot because of the high cost of living. alexandria is the third best place. d.c. scored the number nine spot. niche.com released the rankings. a couple weeks ago we said arlington is the best place for retiring. so now the millennials and the retirees. >> harmonious place. 5:27

such a long road and dream come true for both ali krieger and crystal dunn. ere knee just prior to the london games. crystal is making her first appearance in the olympics. crystal dunn's journey is quite di women's soccer league, she was the last one left off the world cup roster. now she's olympic bound. dunn, 13 goals in the last 22 matches. she has earned her spot this year. both soccer stars on social media today. "honored to be part of team usa and represent my team in rio. i've been waiting for this moment for my entire life." and crystal dunn said, "wow, what a journey. a lot of tears and pain but all of the love and support and i'm where i want to be." hope solo and carli lloyd will make her third appearance. she was the hero of the 2013 world cup. and alex morgan and megan rapino will head to the games for the second time. >>> well, golf has waited 112 years to get back into the olympic games and for the wait continues. the latest to withdraw from rio is jordan spieth. he explained his decision earlier today. >> i'm very passionate and a supporter of

. >> reporter: from washington spirit to olympic spirit, crystal dunn and teammate ali krieger are offio. >> ever since that moment, i was like, you know what, i am going to make it back. i'm going to be so motivated to play in the olympics because that's a dream of mine. 4 1/2 years later, almost five years, it's actually coming true. this is a bigger team. this is every sport. this is not even 1% of the world gets to attend the olympics and i'm one of the athletes around the world that has to be part of a bigger team. and it's usa now and i think i feel like all of that other support and watching people succeed at what they do best and then kind of getting that into our game and our team and our own success and that's different than what the world cup is. >> physically, i feel great. i'm soccer i think i've played in a very long time and i continue to get better every day and that's my goal. but i'm going to play the role that, you know, is asked of me. i'm never going to get complacent. >> reporter: two players with a different journey. krieger looking for more success and crystal d