The United States was leading all nations in overall medal count at the Tokyo Olympics but faced a deficit to China in golds. Then, the …
The United States was leading all nations in overall medal count at the Tokyo Olympics but faced a deficit to China in golds. Then, the women pumped the gas. U.S. women finished the Olympics with 66 total medals and helped the USA finish first in the overall medal count with 113 to China’s 88. But it was some historic finishes on the final day of competition that allowed Team USA to overtake China in the gold-medal race — 39 to 38 — as the Games came to a close. The U.S. women’s basketball team claimed its seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal with a win over Japan on Sunday.
