Katie Ledecky destroys swimming field: USA's medal tally at the 2024 Olympics

Closing in on the top
31 total medals
Diving: 1
Road cycling: 1
Mountain bike: 1
Rugby 7s: 1
Fencing: 3
Artistic Gymnastics: 2
Skateboarding: 2
Swimming: 17
Freestyle BMX: 1
Canoe: 1
Rowing: Men's four
Closing in on the top

The US is once again battling to top the Olympic medal table, and so far their Olympic team is well on track to take the top spot.

31 total medals

So far, the US has claimed 26 total medals, four gold, 11 silver, and 11 bronze.

Diving: 1

Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook claimed a silver medal in the women's springboard 3m synchronised diving competition.

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Road cycling: 1

Chloe Dygert claimed a bronze medal in the women's individual time trial in the road cycling.

Mountain bike: 1

In a race dominated by Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, Haley Batten produced the US' best-ever finish in the mountain biking competition, per NBC Sports, by claiming silver.

Rugby 7s: 1

The US women's rugby 7s team upset Australia in the bronze medal match, pulling off a last-second victory to defeat one of the favorites for the gold.

Fencing: 3

Led by Lee Keifer's gold in the individual foil, the US has produced three medals in the fencing. Lauren Scruggs' silver in the same event was followed by Nick Itkin in the men's event.

Artistic Gymnastics: 2

The US men produced a stunning performance to win a bronze medal in the team competition. Not to be upstaged, the women, led by Simone Biles, dominated their field to win another gold.

Skateboarding: 2

Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston were among the favorites for the men's street skateboarding, with both producing excellent performances to win silver and bronze respectively.

Swimming: 17

Katie Ledecky's performance in the women's 1500m freestyle was almost humorously dominant as the US women added her gold and Torri Huske's silver in the 100m free silver to their ever-growing medal tally.

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Freestyle BMX: 1

Perris Benegas pulled off a fantastic ride to win the silver medal in the women's BMX freestyle competition.

Canoe: 1

Evy Leibfarth held on to claim a fantastic bronze medal in the women's C1 event, with her early time putting pressure on her fellow competitors.

Rowing: Men's four

Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan competed in the men's four, winning the US's first rowing gold since 2016 per NBC Sports.

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