"This is Torri Huske's Olympics & we're just living in it" - Fans rejoice as American exorcises Tokyo demons to win 100m butterfly gold at Paris 2024

Torri Huske completed the ultimate redemption arc as she stormed to the top of the podium at the Paris Olympics 100m butterfly race, and fans couldn't be happier. The American got the better of compatriot Gretchen Walsh in an impossibly close race that delighted audiences worldwide.

Three years ago, at the Tokyo Games, Huske was met with heartbreak when she missed out on the 100m butterfly by a hundredth of a second, despite being in medal contention for most of the race. On Sunday, July 28 at the Paris Olympics, the American raced her second 100m butterfly Olympic finals, and stunned fans when she took the win.

Huske clocked a time of 55.59s for her gold, beating compatriot and world record holder Gretchen Walsh by just 0.4 seics. Reacting to this incredible race by the 21-year-old, one fan on X wrote:

“She went from missing the podium by .01 to Olympic gold, this is Torri Huske’s Olympics and we’re all just living in it.”

Another called this redemption for the American after her near-miss in Tokyo, writing:

“This is really Torri Huske’s redemption meet. Upsets world record holder Gretchen Walsh by 0.04 to claim Olympic gold, after she missed the podium by 0.01 in Tokyo. This comes a day after Huske clocked the fastest split on the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay for Team USA.”

Here is how other fans reacted to Huske winning the 100m butterfly gold at the Paris Olympics:

“HOLY S*”T TORRI HUSKE OLYMPIC CHAMPION WOWWOWOW I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING,” one X user commented.

“Torri Huske wins gold in 100 fly! Upsets her teammate Gretchen Walsh. Americans go 1-2. Wow, could not be happier for her,” one fan wrote.

“Congratulations on winning the medal! Your hard work and dedication make this victory so deserving. Here's to celebrating this amazing achievement and many more to come,” another chimed in.

“That's my GOAT,” a third fan stated.

Torri Huske wins silver alongside US women's 4x100m freestyle relay team

Before Huske made her way onto the podium for the 100m butterfly Olympic gold, she'd won her first medal of the Paris Olympics as part of the women's 4x100m freestyle relay.

Swimming alongside Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, and Simone Manuel on Saturday, July 28, the American took silver in the women's 4x100m freestyle. The team clocked an American record of 3:30.20, with Huske registering the fastest split. Ahead of them was Australia with a time of 3:28.92 that won them gold, and behind them was China, who settled for bronze.