Even before the Olympics began, there were moments that seemed custom-built to fly across the internet ( Mayor Hidalgo in the Seine! Lady Gaga in feathers! Céline Dion on the Eiffel Tower! )—but now that the Games are nearly over, we’ve been stunned and amazed by more athletic accomplishments. Here, a running list of highlights at the 2024 Paris Olympics. On August 10, the US women’s national team beat Brazil 1-0 in the gold medal match, securing the top stop at the Olympic Games for the first time since 2012.
The sole goal was scored in minute 57 by Mallory Swanson, off an assist from Korbin Albert. Team USA continued an impressive showing in track and field, with the women winning gold in the 4x100m relay. The participating sprinters were, in order, Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Gabby Thomas, and Vogue ’s August digital cover star, Sha’Carri Richardson .
Though she was behind opponents from Great Britain and Germany upon taking the baton—and despite the rain at Stade de France—Richardson flew by the competition in the anchor leg. August 8, 2024 will go down in track and filed history. Defending Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won gold in the 400m hurdles, finishing the race in just 50.
37 seconds. En route to victory, McLaughlin-Levrone—who turned 25 the day the before the competition—broke her own Olympic record (51.46) and the world record she set back in June (50.
65). After clearing all ten hurdles on the Stade de France track, the New .