PARIS, France — It was a huge night at the track Saturday at the Paris Olympics, plus the U.S. picked up more gold in men’s basketball and women’s soccer.
Here's a look at what happened on Day 15 of the Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10
Steph Curry goes off from 3 to lead Team USA to men's basketball gold
Steph Curry scored 24 points to lead Team USA over France 98-87 at Bercy Arena to win its fifth straight gold medal and 17th overall. France got 26 points from star Victor Wembanyama, but it wasn’t enough to earn the host nation its first gold medal in the sport.
The U.S. needed a rally to beat Serbia 95-91 in a compelling semifinal. In the final, Curry hit four 3-pointers in the last three minutes. When he made the last one, which pushed the lead to 96-87 with 35 seconds left, he put his hands to the side of his face in a “go to sleep” gesture.
Kevin Durant, who became the first four-time men’s gold medalist in Olympic basketball history, added 15 points and LeBron James had 14. As the final seconds ticked off the clock, James pumped his fist before embracing Durant.
U.S. women's soccer wins 5th gold medal
The U.S. women’s national team won its first gold medal since 2012 in London with a 1-0 victory over Brazil.
Mallory Swanson put the U.S. on top with a second half goal and goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher secured the win with a one-handed save in stoppage time at Parc des Princes.
“We’ve grown so much,” said Swanson, who was making her 100th national team appearance. “And that’s really cool to me seeing that. We’ve grown on and off the field. And you keep probably hearing it — we’re playing with joy. We’re having so much fun and I’m just so happy.”
Final night of track events was golden for Team USA
The U.S. won both 4x400 relays and Masai Russell took gold in a photo finish in the 100-meter hurdles.
The U.S. won 34 track medals in the Paris Games for the country’s most at a non-boycotted Olympics since the early 20th century, when there were more events and fewer countries. The 14 golds are the most in a non-boycotted Olympics since Bob Beamon, Tommie Smith and John Carlos led the U.S. to 15 wins in 1968.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Gabby Thomas led the Americans to a 4.23-second win in the women’s 4x400 relay.
The U.S. finished in 3 minutes, 15.27 seconds, only .1 short of the world record.
The American men won gold in the same race in a much closer finish about 15 minutes earlier.
In high jump, American Shelby McEwen earned silver after a lengthy jump-off to decide the winner. Grant Fisher won bronze in the 5,000 meters, becoming the first American to medal in both the 5,000 and 10,000 at the same Games.