2024 Olympics with some of the team’s biggest stars adding to their gold-medal collection.
Simone Biles made it three-for-three on gold medals at the Paris Summer Games by winning the vault final.
Her teammate Jade Carey earned bronze, while Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won silver. pommel horse.
The U.S. women’s soccer team also advanced to the semifinals after beating Japan 1-0.
Katie Ledecky added to her gold-medal collection by winning the 800-meter freestyle. She joins Michael Phelps as the only swimmers to win the same event at four straight Summer Games.
Taking the 800-meter freestyle for the fourth time, Ledecky won her ninth Olympic race to match four others for second in any Games. Summer or Winter. Phelps holds the record with 23 gold medals.
The U.S. swim team also set a world record in the 4×100 mixed medley relay. Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske held off China for a winning time of 3:37.43, breaking the mark of 3:37.58 set by Britain when it won gold in the event’s OlympicRichardson was beat by Julien Alfred, who gave Saint Lucia its first ever Olympic medal with her victory. Alfred got off to a fantastic start, then powered through the rain and beat Richardson by .15 seconds — about three body lengths. It was the biggest margin in the women’s Olympic 100 since 2008
