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Sunday Olympic The tournament saw some of America’s biggest names shine for the first time, from Simone Biles and Suni Lee to a star-studded men’s basketball debut, while the U.S. women’s soccer team advanced to the knockout stages.
The U.S. women’s team won gold and silver in two events, marking a strong day on the medal tally for Team USA. For host nation France, swimmer Leon Marchand lived up to high expectations. A record-breaking performance earned him the first of four gold medals in Paris.Read on for more details about that exciting Sunday at the Olympics.
Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee advance to USA Gymnastics final
it was A great start for USA GymnasticsWith a strong performance across the board, the 2019-2020 skating team comfortably qualified for the team final. Simone Biles again dominated the field, Even with lower limb injuriesHe took first place in the individual overall rankings.
Tokyo 2020 individual all-around champion Sunisa Lee also advanced to the final after narrowly beating Jordan Childs to take second place for the United States. The showdown between Lee and Biles will mark the first time in Olympic history that two individual all-around champions will compete in the individual all-around final.
USA Men’s Basketball dominates Serbia
USA men’s basketball is off to a good start in its quest for a fifth consecutive championship Defeat Serbia 110-84Kevin Durant, returning after a lengthy break from a calf injury, played in the team’s first group stage game and finished with 23 points on 5-of-5 3-pointers, 21 of which came in the first half.
Durant came off the bench and flourished after the U.S. fell behind early, 10-2.
LeBron James also had a big game, nearly scoring a triple-double with 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, but it was Durant who really made the game tick, helping the U.S. overcome an early deficit to build a lead and never look back.
U.S. Women’s National Team advances to group stage with victory over Germany
After beating Zambia 3-0 in their opening Group B match, the U.S. Women’s National Team handily defeated Germany on Sunday, winning 4-1 behind two goals from Sophia Smith. Smith scored two goals in the first half, the second of which came on a deflected shot that hit the goalpost and deflected wide.
The front line of Smith, Mallory Swanson and Trinity Rodman worked perfectly, as the three of them thrived against a powerhouse European team, with Rodman providing a fantastic assist for Smith’s first Olympic goal, Swanson scoring a goal and then assisting substitute (and former substitute) Lynn Williams on the fourth and final goal to nearly seal the win.
The win gave the U.S. Women’s National Team three more points and officially qualified for the knockout stage regardless of the result of Wednesday’s match against Australia, but the second big win gave the U.S. more confidence going into the rest of the tournament in its quest for the gold medal.
U.S. women’s team wins gold and silver in multiple events
The U.S. swimming team continued its battle for dominance in the pool as Tori Fuske won the 100-meter butterfly on Sunday, earning Team USA’s first individual gold medal. Fuske beat U.S. teammate Gretchen Walsh by 0.04 seconds to win her first Olympic gold medal.
Walsh said, Record-breaking performance Husku won the silver medal in the semi-finals, but in a special moment, he paid tribute to his teammate by standing at the top of the podium.
In foil fencing, Lee Keefer and Lauren Scruggs advanced to the semifinals and secured a 1-2 finish for the U.S. team by meeting in the final on Sunday.
Upon arrival, Kiefer had the advantage. The Tokyo women’s foil individual gold medalist allowed Scruggs to get the first touch, but Kiefer led from there. A crushing 15-6 victory In defending her Olympic crown, she became the first woman in U.S. history to win two Olympic gold medals in fencing, and she did so at age 30 and in her fourth Olympics.
Meanwhile, Scruggs won a silver medal in his Olympic debut at age 21. The Harvard fencer has a bright future and could have a shot at many more Olympic medals in the future.
French hero Leon Marchand wins gold medal in record time
French swimmer Leon Marchand went into the Olympics with high expectations. The importance of the host country On his shoulder.
So far so good. Marchand won gold in record time on Sunday in his first chance at a medal. He dominated the 400 individual medley final, setting an Olympic record in 4:02.95. Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita took silver by nearly six seconds (4:08.62).
The win sent the 17,000-seat La Defense arena into a frenzy and earned the 22-year-old swimmer a call from French President Emmanuel Macron. And his success isn’t over yet.
Marchand has a chance to win three more gold medals next week and will continue to be one of the big names to watch in Paris.
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Today’s highlights
Stephen Curry, on the Team USA bench, did his best to copy Durant’s dance moves on the court.
