Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
ACROSS AMERICA-- As week one of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics comes to a close, Team USA has dominated the overall medal count. As of this morning our athletes have won forty medals in various sports from gymnastics and swimming to fencing and rugby. Not a bad start to the first week and our athletes have been slowly closing in on the gold medal count with China leading the pack.
Team USA's men's and women's gymnastics teams have commanded the news this week as Simone Biles won her second all-around gymnastics gold medal, the women's team won the artistic gymnastics team final and the men's team finally ended a decades long olympic drought by snagging the bronze medal in the artistic gymnastic team final. The gymnastics team were not the only ones having a stellar week at the Olympics, as the swim team also scooped up several medals. Katie Ledecky and Caleb Dressel were able to pick up their record 13th and 8th medal respectively with the help of their teammates in relay races.
The first week of the Olympics also saw plenty of firsts for Team USA. The women's rugby sevens team won their first Olympic medal in the bronze match game against Australia on Tuesday. The women's fencing team also took home the first ever gold medal for team foil, beating Italy on Thursday.
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As the Olympics continue into week two, Team USA's athletes are sure to continue making Olympic firsts, break new records and win more medals. Below are Team USA athletes competing in the first week of the Paris Olympics.
Italy's Arianna Errigo, left, competes with United States' Lee Kiefer in the women's team foil final match during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. Lee took home the gold medal in the event. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini )United States' Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook compete in the women's synchronised 3m springboard diving final winning silver. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)Nuni Omot, of South Sudan, defends LeBron James, of the United States, in a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. Team USA advance to the quarterfinals. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Bam Adebayo, of the United States, reacts after a dunk over Wenyen Gabriel, of South Sudan. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Torri Huske, left, of the United States, celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly with her teammate Gretchen Walsh coming in second. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)Gold medalist, Torri Huske, left, of the United States, walks with silver medalist, Gretchen Walsh, of the United States, after the women's 100-meter butterfly final. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)Chloe Dygert competed in the women's cycling time trial event and came in third. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Members of Team USA celebrate after winning the gold medal in the women's artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Jordan Chiles, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the uneven bars. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Jagger Eaton, of the United States, competes in the men's skateboard street preliminaries at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Paris, France. Eaton placed second in the event. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)United States' Michael Grady, Nick Mead, Liam Corrigan and Justin Best react after winning gold in the men's four final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)Team USA from left to right Brody Malone, Asher Hong, Fred Richard, Paul Juda and Stephen Nedoroscik, of United States, celebrate their bronze medal during the men's artistic gymnastics team finals. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)Stephen Nedoroscik, of United States, performs on the pommel. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)United States' women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay team pose with their silver medals. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)Kate Douglass, of the United States, celebrates after winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke final. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)United States' Alex Sedrick scores the winning try during the women's bronze medal Rugby Sevens match between the United States and Australia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)The United States team celebrate after winning the women's bronze medal Rugby Sevens match. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Caeleb Dressel, of the United States, right, and Kyle Chalmers, of Australia, shake hands after a heat in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)The United States men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay team celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)Simone Biles, left, celebrates with teammate Suni Lee, of the United States, after winning the gold and bronze medals respectively in the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the uneven bars during the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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