The U.S. women’s volleyball team won its first Olympic gold medal since the sport was introduced at the Games in 1964.
Author: Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY
April Ross and Alix Klineman serve up beach volleyball gold at Tokyo Olympics
Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman, the “A Team,” win the beach volleyball gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Ross now has a full medal set.
USA’s top beach volleyball duo, April Ross-Alix Klineman, took a risk. Now they’ll play for Olympic gold
April Ross has two Olympic medals but was looking for a new partner in 2017. With Alix Klineman, Ross is poised to win silver or gold in Tokyo.
Delaney Schnell and Jessica Parratto win silver medal in women’s synchronized 10-meter platform at Olympics
Delaney Schnell and Jessica Parratto took silver in women’s synchronized 10-meter platform, the first time the U.S. has medaled in the Olympic event.
American Vincent Hancock wins gold at Tokyo Olympics in men’s skeet shooting
Vincent Hancock earned gold in the men’s skeet final, adding a third medal to his arsenal of accolades and setting an Olympic record.
Jill Biden cheers on US women’s basketball team alongside French president Emmanuel Macron
Jill Biden, who greeted Emmanuel Macron before the game, saw the US women’s basketball team win its 3×3 opening game at the Tokyo Olympics.
USA TODAY Sports picks every medal for every Olympic event
Simone Biles will lead the way for the Americans with five golds in our projection, which has Team USA winning 133 medals, its most since 1984.
How a Stanford med student became Puerto Rico’s first female rower in Tokyo Olympics
Veronica Toro Arana’s journey to the Olympics included stops at MIT and Stanford, where she balanced med school with her rowing training.