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The team United States team marked their arrival at the Paris Olympics in style, with their swimming team dominating day one of the Olympic Games. USA won a total of five medals on the opening day, excelling in three sports, swimming, diving, and road cycling.
Of the five medals, two were silver, two bronze, and one gold medal. USA's first medal of the Paris Olympics 2024 was secured by Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook. The duo won a silver medal in the women's synchronized diving event. The majority of the medals for the USA on the opening day came from swimming as the Americans continued their domination.
The athletes who won medals for the United States on Day 1 of the Paris Olympics
#Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook brought the first medal for their nation
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The United States won their first medal at the Paris Olympics in synchronized diving. The duo of Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook clinched the silver following their impressive total score of 314.64 points for their forward 2½ somersaults and first twist dive. This was Cook and Bacon's first Olympic medal and the first for the US in the event since 2012. The Chinese duo of Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen won the gold after scoring 337.68, while Great Britain won the bronze with their team of Scarlett Mew Jensen and Yasmin Harper scoring 302.28 in the finals.
#Chloe Dygert medals for the United States in women's road cycling
Chloe Dygert secured a silver in the women's road cycling individual time trial event at the Paris Olympics after clocking a time of 41:10.70 at the Pont Alexandre III venue. Grace Brown of Australia was declared the Olympic champion in the event with a time of 39:38:24, while Anna Henderson of Great Britain took home the bronze after finishing in 41:09.83. Dygert suffered a crash during the race but made a heroic comeback to win her third Olympic medal.
#Katie Ledecky brings a bronze in women's 400m freestyle
The seven-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky finished third in the women's 400m freestyle finals at the Paris Olympics, clocking 4:00.86 to secure a bronze. Australia's Ariarne Titmus successfully defended her Olympic title in the event after a dominating victory with 3:57.49 while Summer McIntosh bagged a silver with a time of 3:58.37.
#Team USA wins silver in the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay
The US quartet of Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske, and Simone Manuel won silver in the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay after finishing second with an American record of 3:30.20. Team Australia, consisting of Meg Harris, Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, and Emma McKeon, secured the gold with a new Olympic record of 3:28.92, while Team China placed third with a time of 3:30.30, winning the bronze.
#Team USA's first gold of the day in men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the Paris Olympics
The American team of Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, and Caeleb Dressel put on a show during the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay finals at the Paris Olympics and secured gold with a time of 3:09.28. They defeated team Australia, who took the second spot on the podium after finishing the race in 3:10.35, while team Italy bagged bronze, clocking 3:10.70 in the finals.
