Team USA Wins Silver in Artistic Swimming
The USA’s artistic swimming team, which gained widespread attention recently for their viral Michael Jackson-inspired moonwalking routine, delivered a powerful acrobatic performance on Wednesday, earning them a silver medal. This achievement marks the first time USA artistic swimming has won a medal since 2004. China won gold with more than 81 points ahead of the US, and Spain won bronze.
USA’s Katie Moon Wins Silver in Pole Vault
Team USA Track and Field is on fire! Katie Moon placed second in the pole vault, with a height of 4.90 meters, to win her second Olympic medal. Australia’s Nina Kennedy won gold and Alysha Newman of Canada took the bronze.
Team USA Cycling Wins Gold For The First Time Ever
The American women’s pursuit team, including Kristen Faulkner, Chloe Dygert, Jennifer Valente, and Lilly Williams, locked in an impressive early lead against New Zealand in their head-to-head showdown. Despite a rough finish, they maintained their advantage to secure the gold medal, scoring the team’s first-ever gold medal.
Team USA Basketball Knocks Out Nigeria
USA Women’s Basketball is still undefeated! USA beat Nigeria in the quarterfinals 88-74. They’re moving on to the semi-final round tomorrow versus Australia, a notoriously tough team to beat with 3 active WNBA players and one retired WNBA player.
