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As Team USA heads into the 2024 Olympics in Paris, America’s athletes have already made an impression at the summer games.
The 2024 Olympic Games kicked off on Friday, July 26, with an illustrious opening ceremony that took place entirely outdoors on the River Seine and included performances by Celine Dion And Lady Gaga. Moreover, basketball star Le Bron James and tennis champion Coco Gauff took on the duties of Team USA’s flag bearers for the opening ceremony.
Gauff, 20, shared in a Wednesday, July 24 episode of Today that she had “no words” after she was awarded the honor.
“I didn’t want to cry in front of my teammates,” she added. “When Chris [Eubanks] told me I was holding it in, but when I called my mom I started crying because I think it’s even more special that so many incredible people – even now when I’m emotionally thinking about it – but so many incredible people just think that I’m worthy of this. It really means a lot.”
While France has already won the first gold medal of the Olympic Games, Team USA quickly took the first few medals at the start of the games on Saturday, July 27. Kassidy Cook And Sarah Bacon both took home silver in synchronized diving, marking the United States’ first medal in Paris. Cyclist Chloe Dygert won the bronze medal for the women’s individual time trial in road cycling. Meanwhile, swimmer Katie Ledecky surprised fans when she lost the gold in the women’s 400m freestyle, but she still walked away with the bronze medal.
Team USA has won more than 100 medals at each competition Olympics since 2004 and is now looking to surpass its winnings at the Tokyo Olympics, where it took home a total of 113 medals: 39 gold, 41 silver and 33 bronze.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will continue until August 11. Watch the Paris Olympics on NBC and Peacock and keep scrolling to see all of Team USA’s medals:
Gold medals in swimming
Team USA – Men’s 4×100 meter freestyle
Torri Huske – Women’s 100 meter butterfly
Silver medals in swimming
Kassidy Cook, Sarah Bacon – Synchronized Diving
Gretchen Walsh – Women’s 100m Butterfly
Nic Fink – 100 meter breaststroke
Bronze medals in swimming
Katie Ledecky – Women’s 400m Freestyle
Carson Foster – Men’s 400 meter individual medley
Gold medals fencing
Lee Kiefer – Women’s Individual Foil
Silver medals fencing
Lauren Scruggs – Women’s Individual Foil
Silver medals for cycling
Haley Batten – Mountain bike
Bronze medals for cycling
Chloe Dygert – Women’s Individual Time Trial