The '''Holiday Cup''' is a water polo competition held in the United States since 1998.
It was established as a competition between four countries held in summer, and was expanded to six countries and moved to December.<ref>{{Cite web | title =10th Holiday Cup to Feature Best in Women's Water Polo | work =Swimming World | publisher =Sports Publications International | date =November 12, 2009 | url =http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22635.asp?q=10th-Holiday-Cup-to-Feature-Best-in-Women%27s-Water-Polo | accessdate =August 5, 2011 | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20140327220910/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22635.asp?q=10th-Holiday-Cup-to-Feature-Best-in-Women%27s-Water-Polo | archivedate =March 27, 2014 }}</ref>
==History== {| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 90%; margin: 0 auto;" |- style= "background: #e2e2e2;" !colspan=5 width=100%|WOMEN'S HOLIDAY CUP |- style="background: #efefef;" !width=10%|Year !width=20%|Host !width=20%|Gold !width=20%|Silver !width=20%|Bronze |- align=center |'''1998'''<br>''Details'' |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>Los Alamitos,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|AUS}}''' |{{wpw-big|USA}} |{{wpw-big|CAN}} |- align=center |'''1999'''<br>''Details'' |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>Los Alamitos,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|AUS}}''' |{{wpw-big|CAN}} |{{wpw-big|USA}} |- align=center |'''2000'''<br>''Details'' |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>Los Alamitos,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|USA}}''' |{{wpw-big|CAN}} |{{wpw-big|AUS}} |- align=center |'''2001'''<br>''Details'' |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>Los Alamitos,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|USA}}''' |{{wpw-big|CAN}} |{{wpw-big|ITA}} |- align=center |'''2002'''<br>''Details'' |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>Palo Alto,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|USA}}''' |{{wpw-big|CAN}} |{{wpw-big|BRA}} |- align=center |'''2003'''<br>''Details'' |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>Los Alamitos,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|USA}}''' |{{wpw-big|ITA}} |{{wpw-big|CAN}} |- align=center |'''2004'''<br>''Details'' |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>La Jolla,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|USA}}''' |{{wpw-big|ITA}} |{{wpw-big|RUS}} |- align=center |'''2006'''<br>''Details'' |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>Los Alamitos,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|USA}}''' |{{wpw-big|RUS}} |{{wpw-big|AUS}} |- align=center |'''2007'''<br>''Details'' |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>Long Beach,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|ITA}}''' |{{wpw-big|NED}} |{{wpw-big|USA}} |- align=center |'''2009'''<br>''Details'' |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>Newport Beach,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|AUS}}''' |{{wpw-big|USA}} |{{wpw-big|CAN}}<ref>{{Cite web | title =USA Takes Second Place At Holiday Cup; Closes With 8-8 Tie Against Canada | publisher =USA Water Polo | date =December 13, 2009 | url =http://www.usawaterpolo.org/SingleNews/09-12-13/USA_Takes_Second_Place_At_Holiday_Cup_Closes_With_8-8_Tie_Against_Canada.aspx?ReturnURL=%2fHome.aspx | accessdate =August 5, 2011 }}</ref> |- align=center |'''2012'''<br>''Details''<ref>[http://usawaterpolo.org/press/2012HolidayCup.aspx 2012 Holiday cup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223104457/http://usawaterpolo.org/press/2012HolidayCup.aspx |date=2012-02-23 }}</ref> |{{flagicon|USA}}<br>Los Alamitos,<br>United States |'''{{wpw-big|USA}}''' |{{wpw-big|CAN}} |{{wpw-big|ITA}} |}
==Medal summary== {| class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%" |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" ! width=50 | Place ! width=200 | Nation ! width=50 | {{gold1}} ! width=50 | {{silver2}} ! width=50 | {{bronze3}} ! width=50 | Total |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 1. | align="left" | {{wpw|USA}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 7 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 2 | 11 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 2. | align="left" | {{wpw|AUS}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 3 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 2 | 5 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 3. | align="left" | {{wpw|ITA}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 1 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 2 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 4 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 4. | align="left" | {{wpw|CAN}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 5 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 4 |9 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 5. | align="left" | {{wpw|RUS}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 2 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 6. | align="left" | {{wpw|NED}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 0 | 1 |- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | 7. | align="left" | {{wpw|BRA}} | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | 0 | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | 0 | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | 1 | 1 |- align="center" | colspan="2" bgcolor=D3D3D3| '''Total''' | style="background:#F7F6A8;" | '''11''' | style="background:#DCE5E5;" | '''11''' | style="background:#FFDAB9;" | '''11''' | bgcolor=D3D3D3|'''33''' |}
==References== *[http://usawaterpolo.org/index.php?pr=111606Home4HolidayCup History]{{Dead link|date=July 2011}} *[http://usawaterpolo.org/index.php?customernumber=115810975781450&pr=2007_HolidayCupSched USA Water Polo]{{Dead link|date=July 2011}} {{Reflist}}
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