It was all about Team USA in the women’s 100-meter butterfly final on Sunday at the Paris Olympics.
Torri Huske captured the first Olympic gold medal of her career with a narrow victory over Gretchen Walsh as the Americans went 1-2 in the event. Walsh had to settle for the second silver medal of her Olympic career.
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Torri Huske, of the United States, competes in the women’s 100-meter butterfly semifinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Huske touched the wall at 55.59 seconds and Walsh touched at 55.63 seconds. China’s Zhang Yufei took home the bronze medal.
Huske and Walsh were the favorites going into the event but USA hadn’t won a medal in the event since the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro when Dana Vollmer won bronze. Vollmer was also the last American to win gold in the event, having won in 2012 in London.
Huske had the third-quickest heat with a 56.72 and finished in second place in the semifinals in 56 seconds flat.
Gretchen Walsh of Team United States competes in the Women’s 100m Butterfly Semifinals on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Walsh set an Olympics record in the semifinals, clocking in at 55.38. Walsh also owns the world record in the event, which was set in June at U.S. Olympic trials.
With Huske’s gold medal victory, the United States maintained its lead in total medals with nine. But the U.S. only had two gold medals through the event.
US’ Torri Huske (L) celebrates with US’ Gretchen Walsh after winning the final of the women’s 100m butterfly swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 28, 2024. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)
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