France in the lead, an ecstatic home-crowd, and the final buzzer rapidly approaching — all of these factors set the stage for the US women’s basketball team’s (and Seattle Storm player Jewell Loyd’s) hard-fought win on the last day of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Here’s why we’re still talking about this win:
- This was Loyd’s second Olympic gold medal.
- It was America’s first ever Olympic game decided by one point (67-66).
- This was the team’s eighth consecutive gold medal, the most consecutive basketball titles for any nation (men’s or women’s).
- It’s also the first time that both gold medal basketball games were earned by teams from the same two countries — the men also won gold against France.
“These never get redundant,” Loyd said in a KING 5 interview. “This is awesome to have this experience... it’s pretty special.”
