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2024 Paris Olympics results: Team USA wins first gold medal, Katie Ledecky wins bronze on Day 1

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The Olympics are off and running, and the United States has already won its first gold medal.

The Paris Games kicked off on Saturday after the wet and wild Opening Ceremony down the Seine River on Friday night. From the first medals being handed out to a ridiculous celebrity-politician crossover you didn't know you needed, here are the top five stories from Saturday in Paris:

Team USA men win gold in 4x100 swimming

Thanks to Caeleb Dressel and Team USA, the Americans have won their first gold medal this summer.