The 2024 Paris Olympics concluded with two thrilling gold medal games on the men’s and women’s sides. In both matchups, Team USA held off the host nation France in instant classics that came down to crunch time.
On the men’s side on Saturday, Stephen Curry propelled Team USA to a 98-87 win and the gold medal with an unconscious late-game shooting stretch that put Paris in hysterics. Then on the women’s side on Sunday, A’ja Wilson and the U.S. won 67-66, overcoming a scrappy upset attempt from France that came literal inches short of overtime.
The men’s team captured its fifth consecutive gold medal, while the women’s side won its eighth consecutive gold at the event.