Today is Day Three of the Paris 2024 Olympics, with 19 medals up for grabs, including in swimming and men's gymnastics. See full schedule of events here.
The US men's swimming team won Team USA's first gold medal of the year for the 4x100 meter freestyle relay. LeBron James and Kevin Durant, recovering from a calf injury, helped defeat Serbia 110-84. The US women's soccer team meanwhile defeated Germany 4-1, while defending champion Canada suffered a penalty over a spying scandal involving drones.
Separately, Simone Biles—the world's most decorated gymnast—notched the highest all-around score in yesterday's qualifying round, becoming the first woman to land the Yurchenko Double Pike (known as the Biles II) at the Olympics. Her teammate and defending Olympic all-around champion, Suni Lee, will seek to make history by performing a full-twisting Jaeger on the uneven bars Sunday.
Meanwhile, American swimming star Katie Ledecky came in third in the 400-meter freestyle, with Australia's Ariarne Titmus taking gold. See updated medal count here.
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