Wednesday marks the official midway point of the final week at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team USA continues to collect medals in an impressive fashion ending hump day with a total bordering on triple digits. United States Track and Field provided several opportunities for the Americans to expand a lead in the overall medal count against the field.
Some more non-highlighted events such as skateboarding, weightlifting, and wrestling provided glory to Team USA on Wednesday. Meanwhile, on the non-medal front, the United States women’s basketball team and the U.S. men’s water polo team both assured themselves of medals with places in the final gold medal matches.
Get set with everything you need to know about Day 12 at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Quincy Hall’s Golden 400-meter Sprint
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The United States has shocked track and field fans with dramatic finishes all Summer Games long. That continued on Wednesday at Quincy Hall claimed gold in the men’s 400-meter race. The only point in the race Hall found himself in the lead was the final moment when he crossed the finish line. With 100 meters to go, it appeared Quincy would settle for a bronze-colored medal. Hall threw the afterburners on in the final 100m to zoom past the competition on sheer desire. “I’ve got determination,” Hall said. “That’s what got me to that line. A lot of hurt, a lot of pain.”
Team USA Swimming’s Shocking Silver
The other gold medal winners for Team USA deserve to have their day in print today as well. Saran Ann Hildebrandt won the Women’s Freestyle in the 50kg weight division, while the Team USA Team Pursuit cycling team of Chloé Dygert, Kristen Faulkner, Jennifer Valente, and Lily Williams crossed the line first in their impressive performance.
With the ability to check in and out of events with NBC’s thorough coverage through Peacock, it has been a joy to watch many events outside of the normal sports scope. Team USA’s viral Smooth Criminal performance on Monday set the team up with a chance to fight for a medal with the fourth-highest score. A dominant performance in the pool on Tuesday propelled the upside-down performers to second place setting the stage for Wednesday’s chance at their first event medal in the event in 20 years.
Team USA took the pool crushing their performance as they did over the last three days. The People’s Republic of China followed suit to edge out the Americans for the top spot on the steps. However, it’s been a ton of unseen hard work for Team USA to reach the podium at all:
“It means everything to us,’ U.S. team member Daniela Ramirez said. “ All the work that we put into this for the past eight years, but especially these last four years, I think has been an amazing testament to what this silver medal means.”
Team USA Improves Gold Medal Lead at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Team USA added eight more ribbons to the collection to extend an insurmountable lead at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The United States count sits at 94. The People’s Republic of China has 65 total medals followed by France (51), Great Britain (49), and Australia (41).
The United States also maintains a slim advantage in the race for top podium positions at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team USA has stood on the top step 3 times on Wednesday pushing their total to 27 first-place finishes in the Summer Games. The People’s Republic of China is hot on the United States’ heels capturing 25 gold medals.
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