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Team USA’s Impressive Medal Haul: Find Out How Many Medals They’ve Won!” – NBC New York

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The Olympics in Paris‍ have commenced!

If you want to know what events are happening every day and how⁤ to watch them, we got you covered. All Olympic events will be‌ available for ⁢live streaming on Peacock.

As for the ​medal count, ⁣the odds are in favor of ‌the United States securing the most medals. While it’s unlikely that China will surpass America’s overall number of medals, they ‍do ⁣have a chance of winning more gold medals.

Wondering which country‍ is leading in medals after day one of competition? Let’s take a look at the ⁤Olympic medal count. Also, keep reading for some notable events from Team USA on the‌ first day.

Last update: July 27, ⁣5:30 p.m.

It’s interesting ⁤to note that the United States had failed to top the gold medal chart in the Summer Olympics since the 2008 ​Beijing Games.

Host⁢ countries⁢ usually see a significant increase in ⁢their medal count, and it is⁤ expected that France⁤ will almost​ triple the number of gold medals⁤ won in Tokyo.

Team ​USA Highlights: Day ⁣1

FIRST U.S. MEDAL

A total of 13 gold medal events took place on Sunday. Men’s Street skateboarding⁤ was postponed to Monday due to rain, making it a total of 14 expected⁢ events.

Team USA’s Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon, lifelong‍ friends since they were 8 years old, secured‍ a ‍silver medal in the women’s synchronized 3m springboard final. It marked the start of the medal hunt for Team⁣ USA in the 2024 Games.

China’s initial ⁣gold medal ⁣of the 2024 Games came from shooting mixed team air rifle event.

USA-AUSTRALIA ​CONTINUE RIVALRY IN THE POOL

American swimmers, Jack Alexy, Hunter ⁢Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, and Chris Guiliano, clinched the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay for Team USA’s first⁣ gold in‌ the Paris Olympics. They finished in 3:09.28, continuing their Olympic title streak in the event.

The women’s 4x100m freestyle relay saw Australia taking gold, setting an Olympic record time of‌ 3:28.92. Team USA took home silver, with an American‌ record time of 3:30.20.

KATIE LEDECKY, GRETCHEN WALSH SHINE

Katie⁣ Ledecky, an elite U.S. swimmer, claimed her 11th​ Olympic medal‌ with a bronze in the 400m freestyle at the 2024 Paris ‌Olympics. Australia’s Ariarne Titmus secured gold with a⁢ time of 3:57.49.

Meanwhile, Gretchen Walsh broke the Olympic record in the⁤ women’s 100m butterfly semifinals,⁣ finishing with a time of 55.38 seconds. The final for⁣ the 100m butterfly is ‍scheduled‌ to take place on Sunday at 2:40 ‌p.m. ET.

The above update ⁢was ⁤created with information ‍derived from the Associated Press.

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Author : New-York

Publish date : 2024-07-28 01:44:14

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