The United States has secured its first medal of the Paris Olympic Games in the synchronized three-meter springboard competition.
Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook achieved a silver medal with a total score of 314.64 points, marking the first medal for the U.S. in this Olympics.
They finished behind the Chinese duo Yani Chang and Yiwen Chen, placing just ahead of Great Britain’s Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen.
Both Bacon and Cook missed the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but Cook last participated in the Rio Olympics in 2016, where she placed 13th in the same event.
Both divers are highly accomplished, with Bacon having won a gold medal in the 1-meter springboard at the 2019 World Championships.
Sarah Bacon (L) and Kassidy Cook (R) won the first medals of the Paris Olympics for the US
The pair won silver for their performance in the 3-meter synchronized springboard event
The two divers are celebrated worldwide and have earned numerous medals. Bacon won a gold medal in the 1-meter springboard at the 2019 World Championships.
Chang and Chen excelled at this event, amassing a score of 337.68 points—marking the beginning of their Olympic medal journey.
They are both multiple-time world champions with several gold medals to their name.
Great Britain’s Harper and Mew Jensen earned the bronze, marking Team GB’s first medal of the games and the first women’s diving medal in 64 years.
As they approached the final round, the duo was at risk of dropping out of the medal contention since Australia needed only 58.68 points to surpass them, but a misstep from Annabelle Smith resulted in an Australian score of just 48.60.
