You can rest assured, the United States women are coming away feeling good about their results at the 2012 CONCACAF women's Olympic qualifying tournament. But first, a look at what we learned about the U.S. from their performance in Vancouver.

The United States women's national team may be Hope-less in a winner-take-all qualification match for the 2012 Olympic Games against Costa Rica on Friday night.

The U.S. women's national team set an American record with 14 goals and Amy Rodriguez tied a single-game American record with five goals - all in the second half - as they throttled the Dominican Republic 14-0 in both nations' opening match at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympics Qualification Tournament in Vancouver on Friday night.

With the United States set to begin play in the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament on Friday night, let's answer five key questions that will help determine which two nations will be going to London this summer.

In 2008, the race for the second U.S. women's berth into the Olympic beach volleyball tournament wasn't decided until a month before the Beijing Games. That won't be the case in 2012.

In light of the termination of the most star-studded Women's Professional Soccer club, the question is worth being asked -- should the league take on a subservient role to the U.S. women's national team?

After a stinging defeat in the bidding process for the 2012 Olympic Trials marathon, New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg said she wants them back in 2016. But for one gender or two?

Heathrow anticipates a record number of passengers on August 13, the day following the closing ceremony of the 2012 games. Airport officials have decided to create a special terminal (nicknamed the Games Terminal) for the 10,100 foreign athletes and their support staff.

In November, Lauren Fleshman and Bobby Curtis will each make their marathon debuts at the ING New York City Marathon. But neither sees themselves running a second 26-2-miler at the Olympic Trials in January.

American Gwen Jorgensen, who finished second in the women's event, was easily the surprise of the weekend at the ITU World Championship Series race in London, which also served as a U.S. Olympic Team qualifying event.