USA Basketball
Whalen was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. She played with them at the FIBA World Championships in Prague, earning her first gold medal.
Whalen was named by the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the USA at the 2012 Olympics in London. Whalen earned praise for her performance at the Olympics, especially for a critical stretch of play against Australia in the semifinal. Whalen earned her first Olympic medal as the U.S. women swept all eight games they played, with an average margin of victory over 34 points per game.
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