Katie Ledecky Becomes Most Decorated Female U.S. Olympian With Relay Win

As Team USA takes on the 2024 Paris Olympics, the American athletes have already made an impression at the summer Games.

The 2024 Olympics kicked off on Friday, July 26, with an illustrious opening ceremony that took place entirely outdoors on the River Seine and featured performances from the likes of Celine Dion and Lady Gaga. Additionally, basketball star LeBron James and tennis champ Coco Gauff took on the task of Team USA’s flagbearers for the opening ceremony.

Gauff, 20, shared in a Wednesday, July 24, episode of Today that she had “no words” after she was bestowed with the honor.

“I didn’t want to cry in front of my teammates,” she added. “When Chris [Eubanks] told me, I was holding it in, but when I called my mom, I started crying because I think it’s even more special that so many incredible people — even now I get emotional thinking about it — but so many incredible people just think that I am worthy of this. It means a lot, truly.”

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While France won the first gold medal of the Olympic games, Team USA quickly nabbed its first few medals at the start of the Games on Saturday, July 27. Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon took home silver for synchronized diving, marking the United States’ first medal in Paris. Cyclist Chloe Dygert won the bronze medal for the Individual Women’s Time Trial in road cycling. Swimmer Katie Ledecky surprised fans when she lost the gold in the Women’s 400-meter Freestyle, but she still walked away with the bronze medal.

Team USA has won over 100 medals at every Olympic Games since 2004 and is now looking to exceed its winnings from the Tokyo Olympics, where it took home a total of 113 medals: 39 gold, 41 silver and 33 bronze.

The 2024 summer Olympics will continue until August 11. Watch the Paris Olympics on NBC and Peacock, and keep scrolling to see all of Team USA’s medals:

Swimming Gold Medals

Kate Douglass – Women’s 200 Meter Breaststroke

Katie Ledecky – Women’s 1500 Meter Freestyle

Team USA – Men’s 4×100 Meter Freestyle

Torri Huske – Women’s 100 Meter Butterfly

Swimming Silver Medals

Team USA – Women’s 4×200 Meter Freestyle Relay

Regan Smith – Women’s 200 Meter Butterfly

Torri Huske – Women’s 100 Meter Freestyle

Team USA – Men’s 4×200 Meter Freestyle Relay

Robert Finke – Men’s 800 Meter Freestyle

Regan Smith – Women’s 100 Meter Backstroke

Katie Grimes – Women’s 400 Meter Individual Medley

Team USA – Women’s 4×100 Meter Freestyle Relay

Gretchen Walsh – Women’s 100 Meter Butterfly

Nic Fink – 100 Meter Breaststroke

Swimming Bronze Medals

Katharine Berkoff – Women’s 100 Meter Backstroke

Ryan Murphy – Men’s 100 Meter Backstroke

Emma Weyant – Women’s 400 Meter Individual Medley

Luke Hobson – Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle

Katie Ledecky – Women’s 400-Meter Freestyle

Carson Foster – Men’s 400 Meter Individual Medley

Diving Silver Medals

Kassidy Cook, Sarah Bacon – Synchronized Diving

Fencing Gold Medals

Team USA – Women’s Team Foil

Lee Kiefer – Women’s Individual Foil

Fencing Silver Medals

Lauren Scruggs – Women’s Individual Foil

Fencing Bronze Medals

Nick Itkin – Men’s Individual Foil

Cycling Silver Medals

Perris Benegas – Women’s BMX Freestyle

Haley Batten – Mountain Bike

Cycling Bronze Medals

Chloe Dygert – Women’s Individual Time Trial

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Skateboarding Silver Medals

Jagger Eaton – Men’s Street

Skateboarding Bronze Medals

Nyjah Huston – Men’s Street

Gymnastics Gold Medals

Simone Biles – Women’s All-Around

Team USA – Women’s Team Final

Gymnastics Bronze Medals

Suni Lee – Women’s All-Around

Team USA – Men’s Team Final

Rugby Bronze Medals

Team USA – Women’s Tournament

Canoeing Bronze Medals

Evy Leibfarth – Women’s Canoe Slalom

Rowing Gold Medals

Team USA – Men’s Four