Leading through the first 1000 meters of the women’s cycling team pursuit gold medal match, the U.S. women’s dreams of an Olympic gold medal did not come to fruition because of a historic effort put forth by Great Britain.
In winning the team pursuit final Great Britain established a new world record with a time of 4:10.236, and the Brits have won gold in this event both times that it’s been held at the Olympics (2012 being the first). Among the quartet was Laura Trott, who became the first British woman to win three Olympic gold medals in any sport.