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 Wednesday, Aug. 7:
Andrew Capobianco
Andrew Capobianco, who graduated from Indiana University, is competing in the 3m springboard diving event.
In the semifinal, Capobianco scored 407.65, which was 8.55 points behind the 12th and final spot to advance to the final.
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Capobianco advanced to the semifinal with a score of 382.05 in the preliminary round, which was 15th best.
Capobianco previously won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the synchronized 3m springboard diving event.
Carson Tyler
Indiana University student Carson Tyler is competing in the 3m springboard diving event.
In the semifinal, Tyler scored 438.00, which was the seventh highest and advanced him to the final.
The final of the 3m springboard diving event is scheduled for 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 8. The event will be available to stream on Peacock.
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Tyler advanced to the semifinal with a score of 389.80 in the preliminary round, which was 10th best.
Chloé Dygert
Brownsburg's Chloé Dygert competed in multiple biking events on the track and road courses.
The U.S. won the gold medal over New Zealand in the team pursuit on the track with a time of 4:04.306 — an average of 58.942 kilometers per hour. The U.S. won by 0.621 seconds.
The U.S. team is comprised of Dygert, Jennifer Valente, Lily Williams and Kristen Faulkner.
Wednesday morning, the U.S. defeated Great Britain in the third heat of the team pursuit on the track with a time of 4:04.629 — an average of 58.865 kilometers per hour.
In the qualifying round on Tuesday, Aug. 6, the U.S. finished second with a time of 4:05.238 — an average of 58.718 kilometers per hour. Their time was 0.559 seconds behind New Zealand.
Dygert won a bronze medal Saturday, July 27 in the road cycling individual time trial. The 27-year-old crashed on the course, which was wet with rain. Despite the fall, Dygert finished less than a second behind the silver medalist Anna Henderson, of Great Britain. Australia's Grace Brown took home the gold.
Dygert experienced muscle spasms after the race and had to be assisted through the mixed zone, where athletes are interviewed after events.
In the road race on Sunday, Aug. 4, Dygert finished 15th with a time of 4:03:03, which was 3 minutes, 18 seconds behind the bronze medalist. American Kristen Faulkner won the gold medal with a time of 3:59:23.
She previously won a silver medal in 2016 and a bronze medal in 2020, both in the women's team pursuit track event.
Sarah Bacon
The Indianapolis native and Cardinal Ritter High School graduate is competing in the 3m springboard diving event.
Bacon finished 19th in the preliminary round, with the top 18 advancing to the semifinal. Her score of 264.40 was 8 points behind 18th.
The first medals for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics came in the 3-meter synchronized springboard with Bacon and her partner, Kassidy Cook, on Saturday, July 27. The pair won silver in the competition, losing to Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen, of China, who won that nation's sixth consecutive gold medal.
Bacon had intended to retire from the sport after 2021 Olympics but narrowly missed making the Tokyo team. After taking a few months off, she reconsidered and resumed training under her college coach, Wenbo Chen, of Minnesota.
Matt Anderson
Zionsville's Matt Anderson is hoping to bring home another medal in men's volleyball. He won bronze in the 2020 Olympics.
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.
The Americans will now compete in the bronze medal match at 10 a.m. ET on Friday, Aug. 9. The match will air on WTHR and be available to stream on Peacock.
The U.S. 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.
Sarah Hildebrandt
Granger, Indiana native Sarah Hildebrandt, who went to Penn High School, competed in the women's freestyle 50kg wrestling event.
Hildbrandt won the gold medal against Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez, with a 3-0 score in the final.
Hildebrandt was originally going to face India's Vinesh Phogat in the gold medal match, but Phogat was disqualified Wednesday after failing to make weight.
Hildebrandt won three matches Tuesday, Aug. 6, defeating Algeria's Ibtissem Doudou 10-0, China's Feng Ziqi 7-4 and Mongolia's Otgonjargal Dolgorjav 5-0.
Hildebrandt previously won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the freestyle 50kg wrestling event.
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. topped Nigeria 88-74 Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games, extending its record winning streak to 59 consecutive Olympic wins. Loyd had 3 points for Team USA.
The semifinals are scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday, Aug. 9. The United States will face Australia with a trip to the gold medal game on the line.
The team went undefeated in pool play, with wins against Japan 102-76, Belgium 87-74 and Germany 87-68.
Loyd won a gold medal as part of the U.S. women's team at the 202 Tokyo Olympics.
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. topped Nigeria 88-74 Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games, extending its record winning streak to 59 consecutive Olympic wins. Young scored 15 points in the win.
The semifinals are scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday, Aug. 9. The United States will face Australia with a trip to the gold medal game on the line.
The team went undefeated in pool play, with wins against Japan 102-76, Belgium 87-74 and Germany 87-68.
Young won a gold medal in the women's 3x3 basketball event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
