2024 Paris Olympics: United States dominating medal count, Japan still leads in gold after Day 4

Tuesday marked Day 3 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the United States continue to dominate the medal count. The U.S. ended the day with 26 total medals – but still had some work to do when it came to gold.

Japan held the top spot with seven gold medals after Tuesday’s action, including three in judo as part of six total medals in the event. As for the U.S., the headliner was the women’s gymnastics team, which once again brought home the gold thanks to huge showings from Simone Biles, Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles. The women’s rugby team also made history with its first-ever medal, winning bronze on a walk-off against Australia.

That was just one of four gold medals for the United States, though. The U.S. currently sits in sixth place entering Wednesday’s action – right in the middle of the pack.

2024 Paris Olympics: Medal Count after Day 4

1. Japan: 7 gold, 2 sliver, 4 bronze (13 total)
2. People’s Republic of China: 6 gold, 6 silver, 2 bronze (14)
3. Australia: 6 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze (11)
4. France: 5 gold, 9 silver, 4 bronze (18)
5. Republic of Korea: 5 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze (11)
6. United States of America: 4 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze (26)
7. Great Britain: 4 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze (12)
8. Italy: 3 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze (11)
9. Canada: 2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze (6)
10. Hong Kong, China: 2 gold, 1 bronze (3)

Tuesday was all about the gymnastics team final for the United States. Led by Biles – who returned to the Olympics stage after withdrawing with the “twisties” in 2020 – they brought home the gold medal once again with an impressive score of 171.296. Italy finished second with a score of 165.494 to take home the silver medal, while Brazil earned the bronze with a score of 164.497.

Biles clinched the top spot for the United States, performing an incredible floor routine to secure the gold. She put up a score of 14.666, easily passing the 8.5 needed to secure a team victory.

The gymnastics team’s performance came at the same time the U.S. women’s rugby team was looking to win a bronze medal. That happened in epic fashion.

Down 12-7 with just about a minute left, it looked like the U.S. would come up empty. Then, they mustered a full field sprint for the walk-off try – and Spiff Sedrick would not be denied.

With the two-point conversion on the kick, the U.S. clinched a Bronze Medal after a tough loss to New Zealand in the semifinals earlier in the day. This was the first medal in the history of United States Women’s Rugby at the Olympic Games.

Matt Connolly and Nick Kosko contributed to this report.