The U.S. women’s basketball team secured their eighth straight Olympic gold medal in a nail-biting final against France at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The match ended with a razor-thin margin, as Team USA edged out the hosts 67-66, marking their closest victory in Olympic history since 1988. Giriş İçin Tıklayınız!
A’ja Wilson led the American squad with a stellar performance, scoring 21 points. The game’s climax came in the final moments when France’s Gabby Williams took a last-second shot from just inside the 3-point line, which narrowly missed, allowing the U.S. to hold on to their lead.
This victory extends Team USA’s impressive winning streak to 61 consecutive Olympic games. Remarkably, this one-point victory is the closest any team has come to dethroning the U.S. women since they defeated Yugoslavia by seven points in the 1988 Games. The only other team to push the U.S. to single digits in a gold medal match was South Korea in 1984.
A’ja Wilson expressed her pride and gratitude after the game, highlighting the dynasty that the U.S. women’s basketball team has built over the years. “It’s amazing. It truly is a dynasty that we have built here at USAB has been incredible,” Wilson said. “And I am so proud of the resilience that my team showed. We could have fumbled it many times, but we pulled through. To say I am a two-time gold medalist, I am so blessed.”
This victory not only cements the U.S. women’s basketball team’s dominance on the global stage but also reinforces their legacy as one of the most successful teams in Olympic history.
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