Yes, it's not the Team USA pair we expected to see in the women's gymnastics individual all-around final but the Americans made the most of their chance at Olympic glory. Plus a New England sailor who honed his skills at Yale was back on the water in Tokyo.
Suni Lee wins gold in women's gymnastics individual all-around final
Simone Biles only completed one vault before exiting Tuesday's team gymnastics final, where the team earned silver. USA Gymnastics later announced that Biles would miss the individual all-around final to focus on her mental health. Biles is the defending gold medalist in the event and compiled the highest all-around score in qualifying.
Team USA’s Jade Carey, who recorded the ninth-highest all-around score in qualifying, replaced Biles in the event. Learn all about Jade Carey here.
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Brazil's Rebeca Andrade came in second after stepping out of bounds twice in her floor routine and a gold medal winner from the Russian Olympic Committee, Angelina Melnikova, came in third.
McNay Continues Races in Men's Two Person Dinghy 470 Class
Stu McNay was born in Boston, lives in Providence, and spent his college days at Yale, where he made his name in the sailing world.
McNay and his teammate, David Hughes, are sailing in the men's two-person dinghy 470 class in the Tokyo Olympics. After two races yesterday, McNay and Hughes are in the middle of the pack. In all, they will sail 10 races over the next few days to try and make it into the gold medal race.
The races started early Thursday morning and McNay and Hughes came in ninth in the first race and tenth in the second. The next race will be tonight. It streamed live here.
Caeleb Dressel grabs first individual Olympic medal; Finke takes first Olympic gold in men's 800m freestyle
Caeleb Dressel now has four Olympic gold medals to his name, three from relays and one from Wednesday's men's 100m freestyle.
It was a strong showing from American swimmers overall. Bobby Finke took home a gold medal with an amazing late surge in the first-ever Olympic men's 800m freestyle final. Regan Smith and Hali Flickinger took silver and bronze respectively in the women's 200m butterfly.
Watch live in NBC’s primetime coverage, or stream live here.
Olympic men’s golf tournament tees off
After a 112-year layoff, golf returned to the Olympics for the 2016 Rio Games. With no returning men’s medalists participating at the 2020 Games, there will be a new champion in Tokyo.
The U.S. fields a stacked roster of Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Reed. Morikawa (No. 3), Thomas (No. 4) and Schauffele (No. 5) are the highest-ranked players participating in the tournament. Reed is the only returning player of the four, finishing tied for 11th in Rio. Team USA has won five of the 10 Olympic medals ever given out in men’s golf.
The world’s top-ranked golfer, Spain’s Jon Rahm, was forced to withdraw from the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this week.
Round 1 at the East Course at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama, kicked off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
You can catch a replay of the first round here.
Lee Kiefer goes for second medal in Tokyo
Lee Kiefer made history by becoming the first American to win Olympic gold in an individual foil event. Now, she’s competing for a medal in the team foil.
Kiefer is joined by Jackie Dubrovich, Sabrina Massialas and Nicole Ross for Team USA. The U.S. has enjoyed success in the event recently, winning the 2018 World Championships and placing second at the 2019 World Championships. The U.S. also won bronze in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Team USA will certainly be in the mix for a medal, but the Russian Olympic Committee and Italy come in as favorites. The team began the tournament by winning a quarterfinals matchup against Japan.
Watch the replay here.
