PARIS, France — The Paris 2024 Olympics are underway in France, and Hoosier athletes are already competing to represent Team USA. In fact, the first two medals the United States won came from Indiana athletes.
Here is how the athletes with Indiana connections did on Friday, Aug. 9:
Carson Tyler
Indiana University student Carson Tyler is competing in the 10m platform diving event.
In the preliminary round, Tyler finished 19th with a score of 363.75, one spot away from being among the 18 to advance to the semifinal.
Tyler also competed in the 3m springboard diving event, finishing fourth in the final with a score of 429.25, which was 71.15 points behind the bronze medalist. China's Siyi Xie won the gold medal with a score of 543.60.
Brandon Loschiavo
Brandon Loschiavo, who went to Purdue University, is competing in the 10m platform diving event.
In the preliminary round, Loschiavo finished 13th with a score of 393.65, making him one of 18 to advance to the semifinal.
The semifinal is scheduled for 4 a.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 10. The final of the event will then take place at 9 a.m. ET that same day. The event will be available to stream on Peacock.
Kayla Miracle
Kayla Miracle, who is from Bloomington and went to Culver Academy, is competing in the freestyle 62kg wrestling event.
In the round of 16, Miracle defeated Turkey's Nesrin Bas 12-2.
In the quarterfinals, Miracle lost to Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynbekova 6-6, with Tynbekova winning the tiebreak with the highest value of holds.
Mason Parris
Mason Parris, who is from Lawrenceburg, Indiana, is competing in the freestyle 125kg wrestling event.
In the round of 16, Parris lost to Mongolia's Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur 10-5.
Devynne Charlton
Devynne Charlton, who went to Purdue University, is competing in the 100m hurdles.
Representing the Bahamas, Charlton finished second in the first semifinal with a time of 12.50 seconds.
The final of the women's 100m hurdles is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ET. The event will air on WTHR and be available to stream on Peacock.
Matt Anderson
Zionsville's Matt Anderson is bringing home another medal in men's volleyball. He won bronze in the 2020 Olympics.
The U.S. defeated Italy in the bronze medal match in three sets: 25-23, 30-28, 26-24. Anderson had eight points in the win.
The Americans went undefeated in pool play, beating Argentina 3-0, Germany 3-2 and Japan 3-1.
The U.S. then beat Brazil in the quarterfinals 3-1: 26-24, 28-30, 25-19, 25-19. Anderson led the team with 20 points.
Then, the U.S. lost to Poland in the semifinals in five sets: 25-23, 25-27, 14-25, 25-23, 15-13. Anderson led the U.S. with 24 points.
Jackie Young
Jackie Young, who is from Princeton, Indiana and went to the University of Notre Dame, is part of the U.S. women's basketball team.
The U.S. advanced to the gold medal game after beating Australia in the semifinals 85-64. Young had 14 points in the win.
The gold medal game is the last event of the 2024 Paris Olympics, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET Sunday, Aug. 11. The game will air on WTHR and be available to stream on Peacock.
The team went undefeated in pool play, with wins against Japan 102-76, Belgium 87-74 and Germany 87-68.
In the quarterfinals, the U.S. beat Nigeria 88-74, extending its record winning streak to 59 consecutive wins. Young had 15 points in the win.
Young won a gold medal in the women's 3x3 basketball event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Jewell Loyd
Jewell Loyd, who went to the University of Notre Dame, is part of the U.S. women's basketball team.
The U.S. advanced to the gold medal game after beating Australia in the semifinals 85-64. Loyd had 14 points in the win.
The gold medal game is the last event of the 2024 Paris Olympics, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET Sunday, Aug. 11. The game will air on WTHR and be available to stream on Peacock.
The team went undefeated in pool play, with wins against Japan 102-76, Belgium 87-74 and Germany 87-68.
In the quarterfinals, the U.S. beat Nigeria 88-74, extending its record winning streak to 59 consecutive wins. Loyd had 3 points for Team USA.
Loyd won a gold medal as part of the U.S. women's team at the 202 Tokyo Olympics.
