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Team USA has six athletes with at least four total medals through Day 11 of the 2024 Olympics.

Swimmers Torri Huske and Regan Smith are tied for a Team USA-high five medals, while swimmers Kate Douglass, Katie Ledecky and Gretchen Walsh — along with gymnast Simone Biles — all recorded four podium finishes.

Meanwhile, Biles and Huske are tied for the Team USA lead in gold medals with three apiece.

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So, where do these Americans rank among all medalists at the 2024 Games? Here’s a look at the gold and overall medal leaders in Paris:

Athletes with the most gold medals at the 2024 Olympics

Entering Day 12, French swimmer Leon Marchand owns the most 2024 Olympic titles with four. The 22-year-old sensation showed why he’s drawn comparisons to legend Michael Phelps by winning four gold medals, including two in a span of less than two hours. All four of Marchand’s golds came in individual events – the 200m breaststroke, 200m butterfly, 200m individual medley and 400m individual medley.

Biles and Huske are tied with several athletes for the second-most golds at three. Here’s a full look at the athletes with at least three gold medals:

What’s the record for most gold medals won at a single Olympics?

Phelps stormed to eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, setting a record for the most at a single Olympics.

Athletes with the most medals at the 2024 Olympics

Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei leads the overall medal count among athletes through Day 11 with six. The 26-year-old entered the Games with two golds and two silvers under her belt before adding one silver and five bronze medals in Paris.

There’s a five-way tie for second between Huske, Marchand, Smith, Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown and Australian swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan – all of whom have five medals. Here’s a full look at the athletes with at least four medals in Paris:

What’s the record for most medals won at a single Olympics?

There have been three instances where an athlete won eight total medals at a single Olympics. The first to do so was Russian gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin, who had a record-setting eight podium finishes at the 1980 Moscow Games. Dityatin, a 10-time Olympic medalist, captured three golds, one silver and four bronze medals in 1980.

Phelps matched Dityatin’s feat at the 2004 Athens Games with six gold and two bronze medals. The most-decorated Olympian of all time then won eight medals again at the following 2008 Olympics, this time taking all golds.

When do the Olympics end?

The final day of Olympic action in Paris will be Sunday, Aug. 11.

What’s the last event of the Olympics?

There are several sports with medal events on the final day of the Games, from basketball to water polo and more.

When is the Olympics Closing Ceremony?

Shortly after the final events are held, the Olympics will come to an official close with the Closing Ceremony starting at 2 p.m. ET on Aug. 11.

The attack, detected on Sunday, hit data systems used by around 40 museums across France. Paris authorities and the Grand Palais-RMN network said there has been no disruption to the Olympic events.

“To date, no data extraction has been detected,” the Grand Palais-RMN said in a statement, adding its technical teams are “fully mobilized” to fix the incident “as best as possible.”

The Grand Palais is hosting fencing and taekwondo competitions, while the Château de Versailles, also part of the RMN network, is the venue for equestrian sports and the modern pentathlon.

The Paris prosecutor’s office has assigned the investigation to a subdivision, the Brigade for Combating Cybercrime, to determine the extent and perpetrators of the attack. Efforts are ongoing to secure and restore the affected systems.

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The United States had been even with China on golds before earning three Olympic titles on Tuesday, courtesy of sprinter Gabby Thomas, middle-distance runner Cole Hocker and wrestler Amit Elor. The Americans now lead in both golds (24) and total medals (86).

Day 11 of the Games also saw several U.S. squads take another step toward a gold medal, including the USWNT, the men’s basketball team and the women’s water polo team.

From medal triumphs to knockout round wins, here’s a look back at the top highlights from Day 11 of the Games:

Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse combine to make 1500m history for US

One of the more thrilling finishes of the 2024 Olympics so far came in the men’s 1500m final, where Team USA’s Cole Hocker pulled off a stunning upset.

In the race’s final stretch, Hocker overtook both reigning Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway and world champion Josh Kerr of Great Britain to win gold in an Olympic-record time of 3:27.65. Kerr finished second in 3:27.79 to take silver, while American Yared Nuguse claimed bronze with a time of 3:27.80.

It marked the first time that the U.S. had two medalists in the men’s 1500m since all the way back at the 1912 Stockholm Games. Hocker and Nuguse each medaled for the first time at an Olympics.

Gabby Thomas captures first gold, Brittany Brown claims first medal

Gabby Thomas stormed to the top of the Olympic podium for the first time, winning the women’s 200m race in 21.83 seconds. Thomas, who earned silver and bronze at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Games, held off Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred, who was attempting to pull off the sprint double after topping Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100m final. Alfred took silver with a time of 22.08 seconds.

American Brittany Brown, meanwhile, made her first Olympic podium with a third-place finish of 22.20 seconds.

Amit Elor becomes youngest US wrestling champ in Olympic history

No American wrestler in Olympic history has captured gold at a younger age than Amit Elor. The 20-year-old Elor defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova 3-0 in the women’s 68kg final to become the country’s youngest Olympic wrestling champion of all time.

Elor dominated the competition in Paris, racking up a 31-2 scoring advantage over her four matches. She wasn’t scored on at all in her final three matches, either.

Annette Echikunwoke becomes first US woman to medal in hammer throw

The U.S. medaled in Olympic women’s hammer throw for the first time ever thanks to Annette Echikunwoke. Echikunwoke’s top throw of 75.48 meters on her third attempt earned her a silver medal, finishing behind Camryn Rogers of Canada.

Echikunwoke was actually in position to win gold until Rogers jumped into first with a throw of 76.97 meters on her fifth of six attempts.

Omari Jones earns lone US boxing medal in Paris

Omari Jones picked up his first Olympic medal — and the United States’ lone boxing medal in Paris — in the men’s 71kg. Jones had already secured a medal by reaching the semifinals and he took home the bronze with a loss to Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev. The 21-year-old Jones lost to Muydinkhujaev, the reigning world champion, in a 3-2 split decision.

USWNT wins another nail-biter to reach gold medal match

Trinity Rodman played the hero for the USWNT in the quarterfinals. This time around, it was Sophia Smith who put on the cape and saved the day.

After a 1-0 quarterfinal victory over Japan in extra time, the USWNT found itself in yet another scoreless deadlock that required more than 90 minutes to decide. But the USWNT once again came up with a breakthrough in the opening period of extra time versus Germany thanks to a superb effort and strike from Smith in the 95th minute.

Smith’s game-winner propelled the USWNT past Germany 1-0 and into its first Olympic final since the 2012 London Games, where it last claimed gold. The Americans will face Brazil, which defeated Spain in the other semifinal, in the gold medal match on Saturday.

US women’s water polo outlasts Hungary in tight quarterfinal

The USWNT wasn’t the only American squad to earn a dramatic quarterfinal win on Day 11. The three-time-defending Olympic champion women’s water polo team emerged victorious in a tightly contested battle against Hungary that came down to the final minutes.

The U.S. and Hungary entered the fourth quarter tied at 4-4 before Rachel Fattal put the Americans ahead during a 6-on-4 power play with just three minutes left. Fattal’s heroics, along with Ashleigh Johnson‘s 17 saves, pushed the Americans past Hungary 5-4 and into the semifinals, where a matchup with unbeaten Australia awaits on Thursday.

Team USA is looking to become the sport’s first squad — women’s or men’s — to ever win four straight Olympic titles.

USA men’s basketball rolls into semifinals

The U.S. men’s basketball team looked strong in its first win-or-go-home contest of the Paris Games. The four-time defending Olympic champions cruised to a 122-87 quarterfinal victory over Brazil.

Devin Booker (18 points), Anthony Edwards (17) and Joel Embiid (14) led six Americans who scored in double figures, while LeBron James flirted with a double-double by posting 12 points and nine assists.

Team USA, which improved to a perfect 4-0 in Paris, will now have to go through arguably the world’s best basketball player in order to reach the gold medal game. The U.S. will face three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and Serbia for a second time in Paris on Thursday after a blowout victory to open the Olympics. Serbia has won three straight since that meeting, most recently rallying for an epic comeback win against reigning bronze medalist Australia in the quarterfinals.

US women’s volleyball advances to fifth straight Olympic semifinals

The reigning Olympic champion U.S. women’s volleyball team is back in the semifinals for a fifth straight Games after defeating Poland in straight sets (25-22, 25-14, 25-20). Annie Drews powered the quarterfinal victory with 13 points, while Kathryn Plummer and Avery Skinner each added 12.

The Americans will now face Brazil on Thursday in a rematch of the gold medal game from the Tokyo Olympics. Brazil has yet lose a single set, let alone a match, at the Paris Olympics.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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“If you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and compete again, cut and dry,” Phelps said. “I believe one and done.”

The World Anti-Doping Agency and World Aquatics have acknowledged that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. The results were not made public until media reports surfaced this year, with both bodies accepting the Chinese explanation that the positive tests were caused by tainted food.

Nine of those swimmers won medals – several as part of relay teams – in Paris, leading British star Adam Peaty to gripe that the playing field was not even.

Phelps reiterated those sentiments, saying the Chinese swimmers who tested positive should not have been allowed to compete in either Tokyo or Paris.

Or anywhere else, for that matter.

“If everybody is not going through that same testing, I have a serious problem because it means the level of sport is not fair and it’s not even,” he said. “If you’re taking that risk, then you don’t belong in here.”

Phelps says he subjected himself to extra testing

When Phelps was setting multiple world records and becoming the most decorated Olympian ever, he knew there were plenty of people who scrutinized his performances, who wondered if he could be pulling off such amazing feats without a pharmaceutical boost.

Phelps said he actually subjected himself to extra testing in the leadup to the 2008 Beijing Olympics —where he broke Mark Spitz’s iconic record with eight gold medals — to alleviate any doubts he was racing clean.

“People called me a cheater throughout my career,” he said during a wide-ranging media availability put on by one his sponsors, Omega. “I subjected myself to do more testing — blood and urine — weekly. Why? For the reason that I could say I’m not cheating and I am clean and here are the results.

“I did it the clean way,” he added. “I won 23 Olympic gold medals the clean way. It can be done.”

Phelps said he always felt like some competitors were doping during his five Olympics, in which he won 28 medals overall.

“I don’t think I ever competed in an even playing field or a clean field,” he said. “I have some speculations of some athletes that I competed against that I thought they were (doping). But that’s out of my control.”

Phelps is comfortable taking a stand on mental health and anti-doping

Since retiring from the sport after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, Phelps became more outspoken about issues such as mental health and anti-doping efforts. He recently testified before the U.S. Congress on the latter issue, calling for major reforms to a system that many people believe is broken.

“What has to happen is everybody has to come together and figure out one way to test everybody all over the world. Period,” Phelps said. “And if you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and compete again.”

He said he understands the frustration of athletes such as Peaty, whose British team finished fourth in the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay Sunday — a race won by the Chinese.

“It does break my heart to see people put hard effort into four straight years to prepare for an Olympic Games, then to have it taken away from them by somebody who is cheating,” Phelps said. “It’s not right. I stand for that and I will always stand for that.”

He has a suggestion for athletes who want to dodge the rules.

“Go ahead and go to the cheater games,” he said. “Keep the Olympics about integrity.”

Watching Marchand’s big moments

Phelps said he was not surprised at all by Léon Marchand’s performance at his home Olympics, where he won four individual gold medals and a relay bronze.

Phelps was most impressed by Marchand winning gold in the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke on the same night.

“That’s probably one of the greatest doubles we’ve ever seen in the sport,” Phelps said.

He chuckled when asked about Marchand being called the next Phelps.

“When I was trying to compete, I was trying to be the first to ever do it,” Phelps said. “I’m sure he has that same goal.”

If Marchand wants to after the record eight gold medals at the next Summer Games in Los Angeles, Phelps will be cheering him on.

“I know how hard it is, but I also know how talented he is,” Phelps said. “I’m looking forward to seeing what he does next.”

Improving the athlete experience

Phelps has heard complaints about the athletes village in Paris, and he hopes future hosts will devote more attention to the accommodations.

Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon was spotted napping in a park to catch up on his sleep, and other high-profile athletes have lodged complains about the lack of air conditioning, poor food and cardboard beds.

Phelps said he stayed in the village during all five of his Olympics, even after becoming one of the world’s most famous athletes.

“I wanted to be a part of the Olympic Games,” he said. “There’s nothing better than being in one small city where you get to see people from all over the world.”

The conditions were always a bit challenging, he remembered.

“We brought those foam egg cartons to put on top of our beds,” Phelps said. “My ankles were hanging off the bed at every single Olympic village I ever went into. We all had three or four fans in our rooms because it’s typically hot.”

Moving forward, he said, “Let’s think about what the athletes need and what they need to perform.”

No chance of a comeback

The 39-year-old Phelps scoffed at speculation that he might be planning a comeback, even though he doesn’t think it would be unfeasible for him to compete against today’s swimmers.

The subject did come up when he was watching the U.S. Olympic trials with his son Maverick.

“My 4-year-old asked me if I could still get in the water and swim and race these guys,” Phelps recalled. “And I said, ‘If I wanted to, I believe I still could.’

“And then I said to him, ‘But you wouldn’t get to see Daddy. Daddy would be at the pool all the time. I wouldn’t take you to school. I wouldn’t pick you up from school. I wouldn’t be making you dinner. I wouldn’t be having dinner with you guys. And he said, ’I don’t want that.’ And I said, ‘I don’t want to do that, either.’ So I’m not coming back.”

Perhaps it’s because she’s not so far removed from that point.

Elor, just 20 years old, defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova 3-0 on Tuesday in the 68-kilogram final at the Paris Games to become the youngest Olympic wrestling gold medalist in U.S. history, male or female.

“I’m still in disbelief,” she said. “I think I have a little bit of impostor syndrome.”

Elor’s dominance was very real to her opponents. She had a 31-2 advantage over four matches and was not scored upon in her final three contests.

She became the third American woman to win gold, following Helen Maroulis in 2016 and Tamyra Mensah-Stock in 2021. Women started wrestling at the Olympics in 2004.

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After the win, she draped the U.S. flag over her back and skipped around the mat.

“It was one of the best moments in my life,” she said. “I think I’m going to remember it for my entire life. It’s one of the best feelings in the world. And when I experience something like that, it just reminds me that everything is worth it. All the hard days, the grind, it’s all worth it for moments like these.”

She said she achieved her success by choosing not to overthink.

“Often when we feel like we need to rise for an occasion, we think we need to make changes and adjustments,” she said. “But the truth is, we don’t. We should always be trying our very best. Just because it’s the Olympics versus trials, we should always be giving it our all. So, that’s exactly what I did.”

Elor already was a two-time world champion, first winning at age 18. Now, the Northern California native looks forward to possibly winning Olympic gold in her home state at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

“To have the opportunity to compete and represent not only my country, but my state, and to compete in my own state, is incredible,” she said. “I have been excited for that ever since I heard about it.”

Team USA took another step toward an Olympic five-peat with a blowout quarterfinal victory over Brazil on Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Games.

Devin Booker (18 points), Anthony Edwards (17) and Joel Embiid (14) led six Americans who scored in double figures as Team USA rolled to a 122-87 win at Bercy Arena.

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The Americans, who improved to a perfect 4-0 in Paris, will next have to go through arguably the world’s best basketball player in order to reach the gold medal game.

Here’s what to know for the semifinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament:

What teams are left in the Olympic men’s basketball tournament?

Joining Team USA in the semifinals are France, Germany and Serbia. In the quarterfinals, France defeated Canada, Serbia beat Australia, and Germany defeated Greece.

Who does Team USA basketball play next?

Team USA’s semifinal showdown will be a Paris rematch as the Americans will once again face three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and Serbia.

The United States kicked off Olympic play with a 110-84 rout of Serbia on July 28. But Jokic and Co. have responded with three straight wins, most recently overcoming a 24-point deficit in the quarterfinals to beat reigning bronze medalist Australia in overtime and advance to the semis.

The other semifinal matchup will be between reigning silver medalist France and Germany. Franz Wagner and Germany are seeking the country’s first-ever Olympic men’s basketball medal, while Victor Wembanyama and Co. are gunning for France’s first Olympic men’s basketball gold.

When does Team USA basketball play next?

Team USA and Serbia will square off in the semifinals on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 3 p.m. ET. It will follow France-Germany, which will tip off at 11:30 a.m. ET.

How to watch USA men’s basketball in the Olympic semifinals

USA-Serbia will be shown on USA Network and Peacock. Here’s where you can stream both semifinal showdowns:

Watch France vs. Germany Men’s Basketball on Aug. 8 at 11:30 a.m. ET

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The 27-year-old, who took home bronze and silver during her Olympic debut at the Tokyo games, balances her career as an Olympian with a job in health care. 

Thomas holds a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology from Harvard University and a master’s degree in public health from the University of Texas Health Science Center. 

In the months leading up to the Games, Thomas trained three to six hours a day, but at night, she worked at an Austin volunteer health-care clinic for people without insurance. 

The Atlanta, Georgia native told NBC News that having a career outside of track has played a critical role in her success as a professional athlete. 

“The way I became successful in track and field was basically running track part-time,” she said. “And I think for me that’s really important for my mental health, just having other things in my life that helped fulfill, you know, my goals and make me feel fulfilled.”

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Speaking to Olympics.com ahead of the race, Thomas reiterated that having a second career sharpens her focus and helps her decompress from the constant grind of training.

“I think I’m just so grateful to get to do what I love,” Thomas told Olympics.com. “I think about it all the time, and even after a hard day at the track, when I’m tired and wheezing from practice, I’m just like, ‘I’m so grateful to be doing what I love and to be able to do it for a living.'”

She added: “And then I get to go to the clinic and volunteer and make a difference in people’s lives. So I feel so fulfilled, and I feel so passionate about everything I do. And [that all] really just comes from gratitude.”

Although Thomas has ambitions to compete in Los Angeles in 2028 — and win more medals — she said she has an even bigger goal in mind: running a hospital or nonprofit to democratize information and access to health care.

“I hope that I’m doing the same thing I’m doing now, which is letting my passions drive me,” she told NBC News.

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In an interview Aug. 6 with TODAY’s Hoda Kotb, the gymnast opened up about a recent moment when her emotions caught up to her in Paris.

“You are sitting here today, 27 years old, the most decorated gymnast of all time. Have you had a moment to reflect on what this means?” Hoda asked.

“Not completely, and I don’t think I will, until one day I decide to retire,” Biles responded.

The gymnast went on to recall how she recently felt an influx of emotions while walking around the Olympic Village with her teammate and close friend Jordan Chiles.

“Yesterday, once we got back to the village, I looked at Jordan, and I just started bawling my eyes out. And she was like, ‘I knew it was going to happen. I just didn’t know when,’” Biles said.

The Olympian then explained why she thinks she had this unexpected and sudden reaction.

“I think I was so full of emotion, and I finally released all of that. I was so proud, happy, bittersweet that the journey’s over. It’s like, it’s so crazy. It happened so quick. My third Olympics,” she said.

The accomplished gymnast finished her run in Paris with four medals, including three gold and one silver. This brings her total Olympic medal count to 11 overall.

Since competing in the Olympics is such a unique experience, Biles and Chiles have a special understanding of what the other is going through at any given time. Hoda even took a moment to point out how their support for each other, especially during the floor exercise final, is refreshing to watch.

“You’re happy when you win a medal: gold, silver, or whatever it happens to be. You were happier when Jordan Chiles, your compadre, wins a bronze. To watch you leap in the air — why is that?” she asked.

Applauding her teammate for working “so hard,” Biles offered the following response: “I knew that meant the world to her. I was so happy for her because it’s been a long run, and we’ve done this for so long together, and competing again on an Olympic stage is crazy.”

While talking with Hoda, Biles provided some insight into her future plans and whether or not she plans to retire anytime soon.

“You never say never. The next Olympics is on home turf. So you just never know,” she said. “I’m just going to relax and see where life takes me.”

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Both Jones and Muydinkhujaev came into the semifinal undefeated in the men’s welterweight (71kg) event.

But Muydinkhujaev beat Jones 3-2.

Muydinkhujaev, with the win, advanced to the gold medal match on Aug. 9 at 2:30 p.m. ET.

With the loss, the 21-year-old Jones, of Orlando, took home the bronze, becoming the only American boxer to medal in Paris.

U.S. captain Maggie Steffens scored two goals and played terrific defense on Hungary center Rebecca Parkes down the stretch. The 31-year-old Steffens played the entire game.

The U.S. is going for an unprecedented fourth consecutive gold medal. No team — men or women — has won four straight water polo titles at the Olympics.

Next up for the U.S. is Australia, which advanced with a 9-6 win over Greece. Spain faces Netherlands in the other semifinal on Thursday at Paris La Defense Arena.

Spain rolled over Canada for an 18-8 victory, and the Netherlands beat Italy 11-8 in the second quarterfinal.

Hungary pushed the U.S. all the way to the end in another close matchup. Hungary beat the U.S. 10-9 in group play during the Tokyo Games, and it also handed the Americans a 10-8 loss on July 9. The U.S. topped Hungary 8-7 for gold at the world championships in Qatar in February.

The matchup at the Paris Games was tied at 4 going into the fourth period. Fattal then put the U.S. ahead to stay with a perfectly slotted shot during a 6-on-4 power play with 3:02 left.

Hungary had a couple chances to tie it up in the final minutes, but the U.S. used Johnson and its tough defense to hold on.

Hungary finished with 31 shots, compared with 22 for the United States. Rita Keszthelyi, Krisztina Garda, Kamilla Farago and Dora Leimeter scored for Hungary.

U.S. star Maddie Musselman was held scoreless. She was credited with three shots.

Spain, which lost to the U.S. in the Tokyo final, improved to 5-0 at the Olympics. It has outscored its opponents 69-44 so far.

Elena Ruiz scored four times in the quarterfinal win, and Bea Ortiz continued her strong tournament with three more goals. Martina Terre made 12 saves.

Anni Espar Llaquet sparked a 4-0 run for Spain when she scored with 4:58 left in the first quarter. Ortiz’s goal made it 6-1 in the final seconds of the period.

“We knew if we gave Canada a chance they would be in the game, so we had to start very strong and be confident with our game,” Espar Llaquet said.

Verica Bakoc scored five goals for Canada on five shots. Canada dropped to 1-4 heading into a classification game on Thursday.

“We play a little sport in a big country (and) there’s not enough people playing,” Axelle Crevier of Canada said. “I feel proud to compete against nations like Spain who have many water polo players.”

The Netherlands earned its fourth win of the Olympics. Its only loss came in a penalty shootout against Australia.

Simone van de Kraats, Brigitte Sleeking, Vivian Sevenich and Lieke Rogge each scored two goals on Tuesday.

“We are really pushing each other to a higher level,” Sevenich said. “I think that showed today, and we’re not done yet.”

The Netherlands carried a 6-5 lead into the fourth quarter. Sevenich and Rogge then scored to make it 8-5 with 5:35 to go.

Van de Kraats helped close it out when she made it 11-7 with 1:03 left.

Claudia Marletta scored three goals for Italy. Dafne Bettini and Valeria Palmieri each had two.

Australia was led by Alice Williams, who had five goals on seven shots. Bronte Halligan, who played the entire game, and Abby Andrews each scored twice.

Gabi Palm made 13 saves on 19 shots, helping Australia stay undefeated at the Games.

Greece’s Eleni Xenaki trimmed Australia’s lead to 8-6 with 1:16 left, but Williams responded with a power-play goal with 38 seconds to go.

American Cole Hocker stormed past reigning Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway and world champion Josh Kerr of Great Britain in the race’s final 100 meters to secure the upset victory at Stade de France on Tuesday.

Ingebrigtsen and Kerr were viewed as the race’s top favorites, but Hocker simply wouldn’t be denied as he rallied to the top of the podium with an Olympic-record time of 3:27.65.

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Kerr, the reigning Olympic bronze medalist, finished second in 3:27.79 to take silver, while American Yared Nuguse claimed bronze with a time of 3:27.80. It marked the first time that the U.S. had two medalists in the men’s 1500m since all the way back at the 1912 Stockholm Games.

Hocker, an Indianapolis native, and Nuguse, a Louisville, Kentucky, native, each made the Olympic podium for the first time. The medal triumphs came after Hocker placed sixth in the event at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic, while Nuguse was forced to withdraw from the Tokyo Games due to a quad injury.

In a stunner, Ingebrigtsen finished one spot off the podium with a time of 3:28.24. The only other American in the race, Hobbs Kessler, finished fifth in 3:29.45.

How many laps is 1500m?

The 1500m race features 3 3/4 laps.

What is the 1500m world record?

The world record in the 1500m has stood for more than two decades. The mark is held by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj, who ran the race in 3:26.00 in July of 1998.

Where is Cole Hocker from?

Hocker is from Indianapolis.

Where did Cole Hocker go to college?

He attended the University of Oregon.

What is Cole Hocker’s height?

The 23-year-old stands 5-foot-11.

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It took extra time once again in the semifinal against Germany, but Team USA pulled ahead on a goal by Sophia Smith in the 95th minute to seal the 1-0 victory.

The U.S. will face the winner of Brazil vs. Spain, who play Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT, in the gold medal match.

For 90 minutes, neither the U.S. or Germany could break through. The Americans dominated the first half, with five shots on target compared to none for Germany.

The Germans, despite their lack of production, stayed in the game with their physicality. They committed 11 fouls in the first half to keep the U.S. at bay.

Germany finally had some scoring chances in the second half. They had three shots on target with no luck against American goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher.

Once the extra period began, the U.S. was on the attack. The tie was broken when Smith, off a pretty feed from Mallory Swanson, snuck a shot past German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger in a chaotic sequence.

The U.S. held on over the following 25 minutes, with a few close but unsuccessful scoring chances for Germany.

Now, the team has a chance to win its first Olympic gold medal since 2012. The USWNT was ousted in the quarterfinals in 2016 before claiming bronze in 2021.

The gold medal match is set for Saturday at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT in Paris at Parc des Princes.

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In a video message Skinner posted Tuesday to Instagram, the gymnast publicly asks Biles “to please put a stop” to what she calls cyberbullying that “has led to threats of physical harm to me, my husband and our daughter.” This followed a social post from Biles celebrating Team USA’s gold medal in Paris last week that also seemingly targeted a comment made by Skinner in a since-deleted YouTube video.

“I sincerely hoped that this topic wouldn’t need to be revisited,” Skinner said in the video message. “But unfortunately things have really gotten out of hand lately, and it’s one thing to disagree with me regarding something I’ve said or a point I was trying to make, but it’s something else entirely when that turns into cyberbullying or even worse.”

Last week, Biles took to social media to celebrate her team’s incredible gold medal win at the 2024 Olympics, but her word choice set the gymnastics world on fire.

Biles shared images of her team holding the American flag after winning gold in the women’s gymnastics all-around team final. The team included Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera.

“Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions,” she captioned the post.

Biles’ words appeared to reference a comment made by Skinner, who stepped in for Biles at the Tokyo Olympics after she dropped out due to the twisties. In the now-deleted YouTube video, Skinner commented on what she said was a lack of “talent” and “depth” in the upcoming gymnastics fields.

Biles had responded to the remark shortly after Skinner made it, and Skinner had apologized for the remarks saying they were “misinterpreted” or “misunderstood.”

But all the controversy surrounding the video resurfaced after Biles’ post last week, which was praised by Olympians around the world, including her gold medal-winning teammates.

Skinner did not immediately respond to that post, but appeared to block Biles on social media.

That all changed on Tuesday.

“At this point, I am just asking for it to just stop for the sake of my family, because enough is enough,” Skinner said in the new video, explaining, “I made a comment about work ethic and what seems to be taking place with the rising generation. To be totally clear, I take 100% responsibility for poorly articulating the point I was trying to make, and the last thing I wanted was to cause harm or offend our US Olympic team.”

“I know these women are incredible, the very best of the best, and almost all of them are my former teammates who I have enjoyed very much cheering on the last few years,” she continued, saying she posted a video apology on Instagram and followed up with a written apology and individual messages “to each of the women on the team.”

“Only Simone had responded and she told me that she was proud of me,” Skinner said. “You guys can imagine my surprise last week when I was celebrating our team winning gold. Just to see this brought up all over again by a caption on an Instagram post.”

This is when Skinner talks in the video about the effects of Biles’ latest post.

“If Simone truly believes that I called our team lazy and lacking talent, and if that’s really how she feels, I am really heartbroken over it, but not just heartbroken because it isn’t how I feel or even what I previously said but heartbroken because Simone’s latest post and others that followed it fueled another wave of hateful comments.”

Skinner said she received DMs and emails that included death threats to herself, her family and her agent.

“My family and my friends don’t deserve to be caught in a crossfire here,” she said. “They’ve done nothing. So to Simone, I am asking you directly and publicly to please put a stop to this. Please ask your followers to stop. You have been an incredible champion for mental health awareness and a lot of people need your help now. We’ve been hurt and attacked in ways that I am certain you never intended.”

Skinner ended by saying, “I love our country and I love our team. And I hope that we can move on and move forward and cheer on the rest of our teammates and our athletes together.”

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Mitchell, a 2012 Olympic silver medalist in the men’s 4x400m, was impressed by the maturity of the 16-year-old Wilson.

“He’s the real deal,” Mitchell told NBC. “What a phenomenal human being. He’s a great kid and I hate to even call him a kid, but he is a kid. Like, he’s five years older than my son, and when I look at it like that, it’s like, ‘wow, this is crazy.’”

Wilson, who attends high school in Potomac, Maryland, is an avid gamer who spends much of his free time playing Fortnite and Call of Duty.

He has built an audience of nearly 250,000 followers on Instagram and posted photos with LeBron James, Stephen Curry and other superstar athletes.

“I really like his swag,” Mitchell said. “A lot of people will think he’s cocky or arrogant. I don’t see that at all. He’s just super confident in not only himself, but his abilities both on and off the track.”

If picked to run in the 4x400m relay, Wilson would become the youngest-ever U.S. male Olympic track and field athlete.

“I hope he gets the opportunity to run,” Mitchell said. “The dude is a performer and he’s a gamer. And I think if something’s on the line, whether he has experience passing the baton around with USA on his chest or not, the dude is ready if he gets called, that’s all I’ve got to say.”

The first round of the men’s 4×400 relay will be held on Friday at 5:05 a.m. ET and the final will be on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.

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Simone Biles may be the most decorated gymnast of all time, but there’s another title she sees in her future: mom.

The 27-year-old, who cemented her place in gymnastics history with a stellar 2024 Paris Olympics, recently revealed that she and husband Jonathan Owens are “most definitely” hoping to expand their family down the line.

“Yes, me and Jonathan always talk about kids,” Biles told Hoda Kotb on Today Aug 6. “He would have had them yesterday if he could have. Obviously, we both have goals that we want to achieve before we start a family, but yes, that’s definitely in our future.”

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Biles and the Chicago Bears player tied the knot in 2023 after meeting on a dating app. And the NFL star was sure to be in the stands cheering her on in Paris as he secured special permission to leave training camp to support his wife at the Olympics.

“He was so excited,” Biles gushed. “He absolutely loved that and, obviously, he loved going to see me compete. He was still keeping score. It meant the world to him because he’s seen the amount of hours I’ve put in, so to actually see in person. He was like, ‘Wow this is amazing.’”

Paris marked Biles’ third Olympic games and along with teammates Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera, Biles brought the U.S. an all-around team gold medal. She also took home gold in individual all-around and the vault as well as a silver medal in the individual floor routine, bringing her total Olympic medal count to 11.

But that’s not to say the 27-year-old is ditching the chalk anytime soon.

“You never say never. The next Olympics is on home turf, so you just never know,” Biles said of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. “I’m just gonna relax and see where life takes me.”

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The win set off a whirlwind week of celebrations and media appearances for the bronze medal winners. The post-win bliss got even sweeter when Kelter proposed to her girlfriend, Kathryn Treder, on Monday in Paris. Treder plays for the U.S. women’s XVs squad, which Kelter also crosses over and plays for and is where the couple presumably met. 

The proposal was extra special for Kelter, who had her family in Paris for the Olympics. Her 96-year-old grandma, Anneanne, was seen in the photos. Earlier on Monday, Kelter posted about her grandma on Instagram, who said her presence at the Games was “so special.” Her twin sister, Derya, helped execute the moment when she slyly passed the ring to Alev as she climbed the stairs with Treder right before the big moment. 

Kelter recruited U.S. park skateboarder Heimana Reynolds to help capture the proposal. Reynolds posted on Instagram that he had never done any proposal photography but was honored to capture the moment. 

Before the proposal, Treder posted that she was so proud of Kelter. 

“Alev, you’ve been grinding, fighting, and putting your head where people don’t want to put their feet,” Treder said on Instagram. “Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance has paid off in the most incredible way. Now, you get to add a bronze Olympic medal to the long list of your incredible accomplishments!” 

Kelter’s journey to the Olympics

Kelter has had an interesting journey to becoming a three-time Olympian. The Alaskan native originally tried to qualify for the Winter Olympics as part of the U.S. women’s hockey team in 2014. After being cut, she didn’t know where her sports career would head. That’s when legendary coach, Ric Suggitt, reached out and asked if she was interested in trying sevens. 

The 33-year-old found rugby late but was hooked as soon as she tried it. Two weeks after trying rugby for the first time, she was training with the sevens program. She originally played D1 soccer and women’s hockey at the University of Wisconsin with her twin sister.

Kelter has become one of the most decorated women’s Eagles. Earlier this year, she scored her 1,000th career SVNS Series point, becoming only the fifth woman and the only American to reach that mark. She has also represented the U.S. at two women’s Rugby World Cups in 15s (2017 and 2021). 

At 33, Kelter hasn’t slowed down. She led the sevens squad in points heading into the Olympics, scoring over 50 points more than the closest teammate in the SVNS Series season. While Kelter hasn’t committed to what’s next, she will be leaving Paris with a ring and a medal in hand — and a lifetime of memories she dreamed of.

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The three-time NBA MVP totaled 21 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists and four steals as Serbia earned the 95-90 win in overtime.

Serbia came all the way back from a 24-point first-half deficit to take a two-point lead into the fourth quarter.

A missed free throw from Serbia’s Vasilije Micic opened the door for Australia, which was down two with less than 10 seconds left in regulation. Patty Mills then came through with a clutch mid-range jumper over Jokic to tie the game at 82 and send the game to OT.

Jokic had a clutch shot of his own in overtime, dropping in a turnaround jumper to put Serbia up three with 25.1 seconds remaining.

Australia gave the ball back to Serbia with an untimely turnover, and Serbia went on to complete the comeback victory.

Mills led all scorers with 26 points, while Josh Giddey added 25 points for Australia. Behind Jokic in the score column for Serbia were Bogdan Bogdanovic (17 points) and Micic (14 points).

Serbia will now play the winner of the quarterfinal between Team USA and Brazil (3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT) in Thursday’s semifinals.

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“You know, it’s bittersweet,” Biles said. “You’ve worked your whole life for moments like this and you almost take it for granted how fast it goes. Last night I definitely had a good cry about it, because I couldn’t believe it was over I called my mom and my sister and I was like, ‘It’s done’. But they were happy tears.”

On the gold medal team with Biles in the team all-around competition was Plano-transplant Hezly Rivera, who at 16 years old was the youngest member of Team USA.

“She made it here so fast! She is so strong. She’s a great competitor. I was super excited to have her on the team with us. She is like our little baby Hezly! To just be able to guide her through this process, I don’t believe this will be her last Olympics,” Biles said.

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She also talked about why it is so important for her to be open about her mental health.

“For me, it’s about being relatable. It takes vulnerability. It takes some strength and some courage. Through therapy, I found that’s where I find my strength. If it can help a little girl out there or even a little boy or a grown person, then that’s what I’m going to do,” Biles said.

She said what she is doing now is paving the way for the future.

“I really do this to inspire the younger generation. That’s exactly why we’re doing it. Finding joy and making sure that they have an easier ride than we are. If we can give any tips, pointers, helpers. That’s what I want to do. Hopefully, they’ll be in the crowd at the Gold Over America Tour,” Biles said.

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The Gold Over America Tour will represent the best of the best. Biles will be joined by Olympic medalists Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Fred Richard, Brody Malone, Paul Juda, Stephen Nedoroscik, and Joscelyn Roberson.

They will bring their talents from the world stage to the GOAT stage in a high-flying pop concert-style spectacle. Other cast members joining them on tour include Katelyn Ohashi, Peng-Peng Lee, Mélanie Johanna De Jesus Dos Santos, Casimir Schmidt, and more to be named.

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This is likely due to the fact that more rain creates a softer course.

A softer course gives golfers the luxury of reduced roll, which can help keep shots away from hazards, along with increased accuracy.

Additionally, softer greens can be more gentle on the body, limiting physical strain on joints and muscles. 

One of the toughest parts of Le Golf National is how the layout is quite narrow, forcing immaculate accuracy for players to perform well. 

“The difficulty with this course is that everything wants to pinch in at certain points, it’s going to be an interesting test,” NBC golf analyst Karen Stupples said. 

Le Golf National predictions

As for who the former English pro golfer thinks will dominate the games, she thinks it will come down to the most accurate player.  

Stupples says Ireland’s Leona Maguire is a dark horse in the event due to her accuracy, world-class hybrids and attitude. 

She also likes South Korea’s Jin-young Ko’s chances. as the former world No. 1 is very target-disciplined.

When it comes to the Americans, it’s hard to count Nelly Korda out despite her decent form.

“She can turn it on in a heartbeat,” Stupples said.

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Lastly, Rose Zhang is someone who can shine at the Games.

“She’s sneaky,” Stupples said. “She can sneak a medal in there for the Americans.”

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With all eyes on the ocean during the final day of the 2024 Paris Olympics surfing competition, a whale breached and gave spectators and photographers the Olympic moment of a lifetime.

The whale was a safe distance from athletes Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil and Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica — who were competing in a semifinal match.

It’s not uncommon for wild animals such as birds, seals and even sharks to appear while surfing around the world.

In Tahiti, where the 2024 Olympics surfing competition was held almost 10,000 miles way from the host city of Paris, whales gather around the islands during mating, birthing and migration season.

Tahiti also has several maritime protected zones. In April, Pacific Indigenous leaders — including some from Tahiti— signed a treaty recognizing whales as “legal persons,” although such a declaration is not reflected in the laws of participating nations.

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She crossed the finish line with a comfortable lead over women’s 100m winner Julien Alfred, of St. Lucia, and teammate Brittany Brown.

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Tuesday in Paris, runner Gabby Thomas will push for a gold medal.

Thomas, who grew up in Northampton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University, earned two medals in Tokyo — silver in the 4x100m relay and bronze in the women’s 200m.

She posted the fastest time Monday in the 200m semifinal, and she’s a favorite for the gold in Tuesday’s final.

“I feel really good, I feel confident, in control,” she said after the semifinal. “I feel confident that it’ll all come together tomorrow, so I’m excited.”

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The rowing star proposed to his girlfriend, Lainey Duncan, live on TODAY in Paris on Aug. 5, in what appeared to be a complete surprise for his longtime partner.

“Lainey Olivia Duncan, you are the love of my life,” Best said as he got down on one knee, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. “You have been with me since day one.”

“I knew you were special — it was the first date. I said to you, ‘I wanted to go to the Olympics,’ and you, without question, said ‘Yeah, absolutely. Go for it,'” he said. “You are stunningly beautiful. ferociously intelligent. Your kindness is bent leaps and bounds — I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love you.”

He concluded: “This is going to be the easiest question of my life. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and raise a family together. Lainey, Will you marry me?”

Duncan immediately said yes, before noting that her red lipstick was all over Best’s face. “You look fabulous!” she shouted.

Best, 26, then explained the meaning of the thousands of yellow flowers behind them.

“Each yellow rose represents a day that you and I have been together,” he said. “Obviously we communicated through Snapchat. Our streak is 2,738 right now. So there are 2,738 yellow roses from Snapchat. Our love is truly now immortalized.”

Duncan replied: “I am so, so happy. This is the best day of my life!”

Best, along with his teammates Nick Mead, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan, brought home the gold in men’s four rowing on Aug. 1 for the first time since 1960.

“I am just as nervous as I was lining up for the start line,” Best said after he proposed. “I don’t know — if I had a heart rate monitor on, it might be like 130 beats per minute.”

TODAY’s Craig Melvin quipped Best got the gold and the girl, leading Best to reply: “I got the gold and the girl — and she got the diamond!”

Best and Duncan celebrated their ninth anniversary earlier this year.

The pair share an affinity for Halloween, and their costumes over the years have ranged from Elvis and Priscilla Presley to Dwight and Angela from “The Office.”

Best got his start in rowing after his parents watched the 2010 film “The Social Network,” according to his Team USA profile. His parents thought he would be good for the sport because of his likeness to the actors who portrayed the Winklevoss twins, as they had “big upper bodies,” and signed him up for a summer camp the next day.

He went on to row for Drexel University and compete in the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Duncan also attended Drexel and graduated with a degree in fashion/apparel design, according to her LinkedIn.

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Elor cut down her opponents one by one, starting with top seed Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu of Turkey, whom she beat 10-2 on the mat. She then bested Poland’s Wiktoria Chołuj 8-0 in the quarterfinal, before dispatching North Korean Pak Sol Gum in less than two minutes, winning 10-0 by technical superiority.

The Californian powerhouse is the youngest American woman to ever wrestle at the Olympics.

Born to Israeli immigrants, Elor began wrestling when she was 4 years old after watching one of her older brother’s practices. She dropped down from the 72kg weight class to 68kg in order to compete at the Games, which does not offer the former as a division.

Elor is now guaranteed at least a silver medal, but she’ll fight for gold in the finals on Tuesday. The wrestler will face Kyrgystan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova, the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in the women’s 68kg event.

It’s a wrap on artistic gymnastics in Paris, but Simone Biles couldn’t let it come to a close without earning one more medal. She also celebrated teammate Jordan Chiles winning her long-sought first-ever individual medal — and both women paid special homage to their Brazilian competitor.

On the track in the Stade de France — a day after his electrifying 100m win, Noah Lyles, along with USA teammates Erriyon Knighton and Kenny Bednarek, all easily qualified for their next sprinting final. Gabby Thomas of the U.S. also aced her heat in the semifinal of the women’s 200m.

And in the men’s pole vault, a 24-year-old champion captivated spectators as he set the bar higher — and higher.

The U.S. also racked up medals in surfing, discus, 3×3 basketball and more.

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Simone Biles closes out Paris with one more medal

Simone Biles wrapped up her final day of the Paris Olympics with more hardware for the greatest gymnast of her generation.

The woman who didn’t think she’d even be here a couple years ago will leave Paris — and perhaps her final Olympics — with three golds and a silver, earned Monday when she placed second in the floor exercise.

It marked the first time in her career that Biles did not win the floor exercise at a major competition.

For the third consecutive Olympics, a gold medal on the balance beam also eluded Biles. She fell on her tricky acrobatic series, making her first major beam error in Paris. Biles tied her American teammate, Suni Lee, who also suffered a fall, for fifth place.

Jordan Chiles joins Biles and Andrade on podium

Meanwhile, bronze in floor exercise went to American gymnast Jordan Chiles, who was bumped up to the podium when the U.S. coaches asked for a review of her degree of difficulty on the routine.

The review changed her score just enough to push her into third place. Chiles won the bronze with a 13.766, her first individual Olympic medal.

She joined Biles on the podium, along with gold medal-winning Brazilian trailblazer Rebeca Andrade — and the Americans signaled their admiration by offering Andrade a deep bow.

Lyles breezes through 200 heat

Noah Lyles had no problem in his opening 200-meter heat. It was a 20.19-second, no-drama romp around the curve that was routine. So, nothing like his photo finish .005-second victory in the 100m on Sunday night.

Lyles beat defending Olympic champion Andre De Grasse of Canada in the 200 by .11 seconds.

Lyles is trying to become the first man to double since Usain Bolt did it for the third time at the Rio Games in 2016. Carl Lewis is the last U.S. man to pull it off in the 100-200, back in 1984 in Los Angeles.

Also advancing in the 200 were Americans Erriyon Knighton (20.00) and Kenny Bednarek, who ran 19.97 and could very well be Lyles’ biggest challenger for the final on Thursday.

Gabby Thomas shines in women’s 200m semifinal

Team USA’s Gabby Thomas flew across the track once again to finish first in her heat of the first round in the women’s 200m.

She led with a 21.86 time, floating ahead of Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and France’s Helene Parisot.

Thomas won a bronze in this event at the last Olympics in Tokyo and is considered a favorite at the Paris Games.

US surfer Caroline Marks takes gold

Team USA’s Caroline Marks won the women’s surfing gold medal in her first Olympics on Monday in Tahiti.

The final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition — just the second Olympics to feature the sport — began Monday morning after two days of delays due to unfavorable conditions. By the afternoon the waves grew larger and more frequent, giving athletes a chance to impress judges with the time they spent inside the barrels. At one point during the competition a whale jumped out of the water as surfers looked on.

Marks beat Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil, who was awarded the silver medal. France’s Johanne Defay won bronze.

Allman defends Olympic discus gold

Valarie Allman made it back-to-back golds as the American won women’s discus. She also won at the Tokyo Games.

Allman fouled on her first attempt, landing the discus wide of the right-side boundary, but took the lead on her second try with a throw of 68.74. She put the competition totally out of reach with a 69.50 on her fourth attempt.

US women defeat Canada for 3×3 bronze

The U.S. women’s 3×3 basketball team, which claimed gold in Tokyo, had to settle for bronze in Paris.

The U.S. defeated Canada 16-13 in the third-place match. The women trailed 12-9 before finishing the game on a 7-4 run. Hailey Van Lith led the team with six points.

It was an ugly, defensive battle. The U.S. didn’t hit any 2s, scoring entirely from 1-point range and the free-throw line.

The Mondo show

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record Monday night, clearing 6.25 meters (20 feet, 6 inches — about the height of a two-story building) to cap his second straight gold-medal performance on the sport’s biggest stage. Duplantis cleared the mark on his third and final try.

The drama played out over a half hour at the end of the night in the Stade de France, long after the evening’s last race was done. That usually signals a time for folks to start heading for the exits.

But Mondo’s encore was worth staying for, and most everyone did.

It marked the ninth time the Louisiana-born 24-year-old, who competes for his mother’s native Sweden, has broken the record, but the first time at the Olympics. America’s Sam Kendricks won the silver medal and Emmanouil Karralis of Greece took the bronze.

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Biles quickly rose to stardom with her stunning performances at the Rio 2016 Olympics. But Biles’ journey in competitive gymnastics began long before Rio. She started gymnastics when she was 6 years old, and won her first of six world all-around titles in 2013 — when she was only 16 years old.

Since then, Biles has won a record 23 world championship medals. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Biles upped her Olympic medal total to 11 — more than any other women in U.S. gymnastics. With five gymnastics moves named for her, Biles has flipped, tucked and vaulted her way to the top.

See photos from some of Biles’ most iconic moments below.

Biles poses with her three gold medals and one silver medal from the Paris 2024 Olympics. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Biles shows off a bejeweled goat necklace after winning the women’s all-around final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Biles and teammates Jade Carey, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera celebrate winning gold in the women’s team final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. (Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)

Biles performs on beam during the women’s team final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. (Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images)

President Joe Biden presents Biles with the Medal of Freedom on Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Biles stands with her teammates Jordan Chiles, Grace McCallum and Sunisa Lee after the team won silver in the women’s team final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

Luana Alonso, a student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, who was competing at the Olympics for her native Paraguay, according to the report, is a specialist at the 100m butterfly. She debuted in the Tokyo Olympics placing 28th in the 100m butterfly. During the Paris Olympics, Alonso took part in the same competition, but she did not advance to the semifinals, coming in 6th place.

However, it wasn’t her performance during the Paris Olympics that has shined a spotlight on the 20-year-old. Rather it is her alleged behavior, including her leaving the Olympic Village, that was not to the liking of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee.

After announcing she was retiring from swimming during the Paris Olympics, Alonso was allegedly seen taking in the sites of the City of Lights and even going to Disneyland Paris, all this while still staying at the Olympic Village.

Larissa Schaerer, mission head of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee, asked for her to immediately leave the Olympic Village, saying that her presence “had created an inappropriate environment for the Paraguayan team,” according to the report.

NBC New York reached out to the Paraguayan Olympic Committee for comment.

Andrade became the first gymnast to beat Biles in a floor final in a major international competition.

The Brazilian gymnast has proven to be a force to be reckoned with during the Paris Games, taking home four medals, including the gold in the floor final — beating out the incomparable Biles, who medaled silver and Chiles, who took home bronze.

Andrade finished first and took home the floor final with a score of 14.166. This win comes after her winning silver in the all-around and vault, and bronze in the team event with Brazil.

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During the women’s artistic gymnastics floor medal ceremony, Biles and Chiles, who were standing on either side of Andrade on their respective podiums, did something no one was expecting.

The young women bowed down to Andrade.

Biles and Chiles said afterward it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

“It was just the right thing to do,” Biles said.

Andrade said she appreciated the support.

“We can show the Black Power,” Andrade said after claiming the gold medal.

The trio later posed for selfies on the podium.

It was Andrade’s first gold at the Paris Games, after two silvers and a bronze, always behind Biles. Until now.

But as we all know, Biles has plenty to be happy about. She added four new Olympic medals to her collection with her performances in Paris.

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Alexis Peterson, a native of Columbus, Ohio, has proven to be a perfect fit.

The guard who played at Syracuse in college has helped Germany qualify for Wednesday’s quarterfinals in Paris, and German coach Lisa Thomaidis said Peterson has been everything they wanted.

“Ball control, that’s always been the issue for us,” Thomaidis said. “We’ve had to kind of do it by committee. We’ve never really had a true point guard. We’ve been able to, you know, do it OK. But to get to that next level? We knew that she was someone that would be a huge help.”

Peterson’s not the only American abroad in these Olympics playing for other countries. The reason? The stacked pipeline of U.S. talent is essentially impossible to crack, and a FIBA rule allows countries to tap players with dual citizenships or a player who becomes a naturalized citizen.

For Peterson, it’s been a long road.

Now 29, she was drafted 15th overall in 2017 by the WNBA’s Seattle Storm. She spent six seasons bouncing around the WNBA from Indiana, Phoenix and the Las Vegas Aces. She’s played in Israel, Poland and France.

Then Germany and Thomaidis reached out to Peterson last summer to gauge her interest. She had represented the U.S. in 3×3 basketball, so USA Basketball and the German Basketball Association agreed to a change of Peterson’s nationality so she could play for Germany.

“If you recall, like Las Vegas head coach Becky Hammon played for Russia,” Peterson said of the Aces coach. “So it’s been happening for a while. Players find opportunities elsewhere and make the most of those opportunities. So I’m grateful that I was given this opportunity.”

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Peterson has lots of company at these games playing for other countries.

Yvonne Anderson was born in Springdale, Arkansas, and is the daughter of college coach Mike Anderson. The point guard will be playing in her second straight Olympic quarterfinals for Serbia against Australia on Wednesday. She helped Serbia finish fourth three years ago in the Tokyo Games.

Then, Anderson was fitting into a new team, figuring out her role. Time has made a big difference.

“At this point, I have a bond with the team,” said Anderson, who has been wearing a mask protecting the nose she broke earlier this year. “This is my family. Like, these are my girls. This is my team.”

Megan Gustafson from Port Wing, Wisconsin, played at Iowa and was the 2019 AP women’s player of the year. The 6-foot-4 Gustafson currently is a backup on the WNBA’s Aces and said yes when Spain asked if she’d be interested in playing for their team.

With her scoring and rebounding, Spain was among the first to qualify for the quarterfinals and will play Belgium on Wednesday.

Gabby Williams has dual citizenship. She played at UConn and was a late addition to the 2021 French Olympic team that won bronze in Tokyo, beating Serbia and Anderson.

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Even more special because Williams’ French mother finally got to watch her daughter play for France in person.

“I think that was really, really hard on my Mum to miss the Olympics (in Tokyo),” Williams said. “And then, of course, when you have games when it doesn’t go well and to not have your family there, that’s always really hard, and then to celebrate without them too is also really difficult.”

There are many others.

Houston native Mya Hollingshed played at Colorado and was the eighth pick overall by Las Vegas in the 2022 WNBA draft. Her grandfather, Terry Sykes, was a 1978 NBA draft pick by Washington. She has been playing for Puerto Rico since the 2022 World Cup.

Nigeria became the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball. The roster features five players born in the U.S. with four others who played at American colleges. Nigeria plays the U.S. on Wednesday.

Peterson spends up to 11 months a year in Europe with Fairfax, Virginia, home when in the U.S. Her European experience and being a pass-first point guard is why Thomaidis saw Peterson as a perfect fit for Germany’s roster.

“We knew we had a lot of weapons that we can distribute the ball to, and she’s been just that,” Thomaidis said.

Germany wants to make a splash in these games as a big step toward hosting the 2026 World Cup. Olympic success will only give women’s basketball a huge boost in Germany, and these Olympians are getting messages of support and know people are paying attention.

“This is huge for German women’s basketball, for little girls in Germany right now watching us here compete here as the underdogs of our group and come out is just so inspiring to them,” Peterson said. “And I know it’ll give them something to look forward to as well.”

Ana Barbosu is sending a message to her supporters.

The Romanian gymnast reflected on her experience competing at the 2024 Olympics, where she momentarily earned the bronze medal in floor but was bumped to fourth after Team USA star Jordan Chiles’ routine was reevaluated.

In her Aug. 5 Instagram Stories, Barbosu shared a video of herself during the women’s gymnastics floor final and wrote, “Thank you to everyone who encouraged me before, during, and after the competition.”

She also reposted a Stories from retired Olympian Sandra Izbasa-Bianca, who praised the hard work put in by the country’s gymnastics team.

“I hear more vividly than ever the words that the coaches repeated to us almost daily in the training room,” she wrote in Romanian. “‘You, as Romanians, must be more than perfect in order not to leave room for interpretations!’ And here, it proves itself once again! Girls, head up and back straight! Keep believing in your dreams! Go Romania!”

During the floor final, Barbosu ended the competition with a 13.700, which first earned her bronze. However, a score inquiry was entered for Chiles’ routine, which was upped to 13.766 after the initial score — 13.600 — didn’t include her tour jeté full, which she added at the last minute.

When the momentous change occurred, Barbosu, 18, was waving the Romanian flag before looking back at the scoreboard to see that she wouldn’t be on the winners’ podium with gold winner Rebeca Andrade and silver winner Simone Biles, leading her to walk off, sobbing while being comforted by one of her coaches.

Laurie Hernandez — who provides commentary for NBC and Peacock’s Paris Olympics coverage on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team finals — shared that it’s not uncommon for athletes to request a reevaluation.

“That’s why inquiries happen,” she said on the live stream. “Sometimes, they do miss it, and they’re able to go back and double check.”

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When Chiles received her new score, she was seen crying over the news, later telling reporters, “I just wanted to come out and do the best I could… I have no words — I’m just very proud of myself.”

Following their wins, Biles and Chiles couldn’t help but bow towards Andrade at the podium. And Biles gushed over the Brazilian gymnast, telling cameras afterward, “I have such respect for her; she’s such a good competitor.”