As the Tokyo Games come to a close this weekend, the United States is enjoying more gold – and we’re not even done. For one, American Nevin Harrison has made history. The 19-year-old became the first woman to win Olympic gold in the single 200-meter canoe sprint.
- Harrison posted a time of 45.932, after setting an Olympic best earlier in the day. She bested her closest rival, Canadian Laurence Vincent-Lapointe by nearly a second.
- Meanwhile, Alix Klineman and April Ross are striking gold on the beach. The American duo topped Australia two-sets-to-none in women's beach volleyball to take home the gold medals at the 2020 Games. They won 21-15 and 21-16.
- Why is that extra cool? It’s the first gold medal for both women, and for the 39-year-old Ross, it’s the success she’s been fighting for after taking home Silver in London in 2012 and bronze in Rio in 2016.
- Grant Holloway settled for silver in the men's 110-meter hurdles while Katie Nageotte won gold in the women's pole vault
- Team USA's Men's Basketball team is one win away from taking the gold at the Tokyo Games. Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Devin Booker chipped in with 20 as Team USA knocked off Australia, 97-to-78 in the semifinals. The Americans overcame a 15-point deficit to advance to tonight's gold medal game against France.
At last check, the medal count has Team USA in first place with 92 medals overall (including 30 Gold), China is in second place with 74 (including 34 Gold) and Russia with 60 overall medals. The Games will wrap up with closing ceremonies on Sunday. NBC will broadcast the ceremonies live on Sunday at 7am ET, and will also rebroadcast the Closing Ceremony in primetime at 7:30pm the same day.
Source: NBC News