Olympics: 08/12/2024 08:54am ET

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
The US women's basketball team trail by double digits early
in the third quarter, but rally to beat France and
claim a gold medal on the final day of the
twenty twenty four Paris Olympics, Asia. Wilson says, they put
on a show for the world.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
Oh ya, and what we needed to do. We kept
going with this bucket for bucket. I feel like that
is great basketball. That is what we grew on to see.

Speaker 1 (00:18):
Wilson led the way with twenty one points. Team USA
has won eight straight Olympic gold medals. It is sixty
one to oh all time. Team USA also collected a
gold medal from Jennifer Valente and the women's omnium race.
US women's volleyball settled for silver after falling in straight
sets to Italy. Men's water polo managed to claim a
bronze medal after topping Hungary. It was the US's first

(00:39):
medal in sixteen years in the event. The Olympics closing
ceremony is over. It included appearances and performances from the
likes of Tom Cruise, Snoop Dog, Billie Eilish, and the
Red Hot Chili Peppers. As Paris hands over the Summer
Games to Los Angeles for the eighth straight Olympics. The
US finished a top the total medal standings. This has
been an NBC News Radio Olympic report.