Day One Highlights from the Paris Olympics

The excitement is building at the Paris Olympics, with the first day of competitions already underway!

If you’re looking to stay updated on all the events taking place, there’s a full rundown available on where and how to watch. Remember, every Olympic event is streaming live on Peacock.

As the medal count heats up, the United States is leading the pack. China, while not predicted to surpass the U.S. in overall medals, is poised to potentially snag more golds.

So, who’s leading the medal race after Day One? Let’s dive into the medal count, along with some Team USA highlights from the day.

On Sunday, there were a total of 13 gold medal events. One event, the Men’s Street skateboarding, was postponed until Monday due to rain.

What a way to kick off the Olympics by winning a medal! Team USA’s own Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon took home silver in the women’s synchronized 3m springboard final. Friends since they were kids, this was the first medal for Team USA at the 2024 Games!

China got its first gold medal in the games with a victory in the mixed team air rifle shooting event.

Continuing with the swimming excitement, Team USA and Australia faced off in the pool. Americans Jack Alexy, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, and Chris Guiliano combined their talent to win the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, taking gold for Team USA.

They finished the race in 3:09.28, marking the team’s third straight Olympic title in this event. Australia followed closely behind, finishing second, while Italy clinched the bronze.

However, the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay saw Australia claim victory, breaking an Olympic record with a time of 3:28.92. Team USA took home silver with an American record time of 3:30.20, while China snagged the bronze.

As for individual performances, star swimmer Katie Ledecky won her 11th Olympic medal, securing bronze in the 400m freestyle after finishing with a time of 4:00.86.

She came in behind Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, who won her second consecutive gold in this event with a remarkable time of 3:57.49.

In the semifinals for the women’s 100m butterfly, Connecticut‘s Gretchen Walsh broke the Olympic record, clocking in at 55.38 seconds, challenging her own world record of 55.18 seconds. Torri Huske, another American swimmer, had the second-best semifinal time of 56.0 seconds.

The final for the 100m butterfly is set for Sunday at 2:40 p.m. ET, and fans are eager to see what happens!

This has been a thrilling start to the Paris Olympics, and we can’t wait to see what more is in store.