Olympic medal count: Which country is atop the leaderboard after Day 1
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A The Paris Olympics have officially begun!
A For a detailed schedule of events and information on how to watch, check out our comprehensive guide. All Olympic events are streaming live on Peacock.
A The United States is expected to win the most medals overall. While China is unlikely to surpass the U.S. in total medals, they could potentially win more gold medals.
Here’s a look at the current medal standings after the first day of competition and some highlights from Team USA's opening day.
### Team USA Highlights: Day 1
**First U.S. Medal**
On Sunday, there were 13 gold medal events, although 14 were originally scheduled. The Men’s Street Skateboarding event was postponed to Monday due to rain.
Team USA’s Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon made a splash to start the Games, earning a silver medal in the women’s synchronized 3m springboard final. This was the first medal of the 2024 Olympics for Team USA.
China won their first gold medal in the mixed team air rifle shooting event.
**USA-Australia Pool Rivalry**
In swimming, the American team of Jack Alexy, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, and Chris Guiliano won gold in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay with a time of 3:09.28. This marks their third consecutive Olympic title in the event. Australia took silver with 3:10.35, and Italy won bronze with 3:10.70.
In the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay, Australia took gold with a new Olympic record of 3:28.92. Team USA earned silver with a time of 3:30.20, while China claimed bronze. The American medalists were Simone Manuel, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, and Torri Huske.
**Katie Ledecky and Gretchen Walsh Shine**
In individual events, U.S. swimming star Katie Ledecky won her 11th Olympic medal with a bronze in the 400m freestyle, clocking in at 4:00.86. Australia’s Ariarne Titmus won gold with a time of 3:57.49, marking her second consecutive gold in this event.
Connecticut’s Gretchen Walsh set an Olympic record in the women’s 100m butterfly semifinals with a time of 55.38 seconds, just short of her own world record of 55.18 seconds. Fellow American Torri Huske recorded the second-best semifinal time of 56.0 seconds.
The final for the 100m butterfly is scheduled for Sunday at 2:40 p.m. ET.
A For a detailed schedule of events and information on how to watch, check out our comprehensive guide. All Olympic events are streaming live on Peacock.
A The United States is expected to win the most medals overall. While China is unlikely to surpass the U.S. in total medals, they could potentially win more gold medals.
Here’s a look at the current medal standings after the first day of competition and some highlights from Team USA's opening day.
### Team USA Highlights: Day 1
**First U.S. Medal**
On Sunday, there were 13 gold medal events, although 14 were originally scheduled. The Men’s Street Skateboarding event was postponed to Monday due to rain.
Team USA’s Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon made a splash to start the Games, earning a silver medal in the women’s synchronized 3m springboard final. This was the first medal of the 2024 Olympics for Team USA.
China won their first gold medal in the mixed team air rifle shooting event.
**USA-Australia Pool Rivalry**
In swimming, the American team of Jack Alexy, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, and Chris Guiliano won gold in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay with a time of 3:09.28. This marks their third consecutive Olympic title in the event. Australia took silver with 3:10.35, and Italy won bronze with 3:10.70.
In the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay, Australia took gold with a new Olympic record of 3:28.92. Team USA earned silver with a time of 3:30.20, while China claimed bronze. The American medalists were Simone Manuel, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, and Torri Huske.
**Katie Ledecky and Gretchen Walsh Shine**
In individual events, U.S. swimming star Katie Ledecky won her 11th Olympic medal with a bronze in the 400m freestyle, clocking in at 4:00.86. Australia’s Ariarne Titmus won gold with a time of 3:57.49, marking her second consecutive gold in this event.
Connecticut’s Gretchen Walsh set an Olympic record in the women’s 100m butterfly semifinals with a time of 55.38 seconds, just short of her own world record of 55.18 seconds. Fellow American Torri Huske recorded the second-best semifinal time of 56.0 seconds.
The final for the 100m butterfly is scheduled for Sunday at 2:40 p.m. ET.
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