Huske edged the world-record holder swimming to her right, coming from behind in a fantastic finish.
Gold medalist Torri Huske of the United States celebrates on the podium with silver medalist teammate Gretchen Walsh after winning the women's 100-meter butterfly final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Nanterre, France. Walsh took silver in the race. Bronze medalist Yufei Zhang of China is at right.Huske had her elusive Olympic title, by just .04 seconds over Walsh in the women’s 100-meter butterfly on Sunday night.
Zhang Yufei won bronze, her second of the Games after her Chinese team finished third in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay Saturday. Zhang was among the 23 swimmers from China who tested positive for doping ahead of the Tokyo Games three years ago. This has been a long time coming for Huske, a Stanford swimmer from Virginia who has been working on improving her final 50 meters following some disappointing results. She just missed a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, placing fourth with a 55.73.It has been a great start for Huske in Paris. She earned a silver in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay Saturday.
“Honestly I don’t remember my race that much. My first 50 felt really good and then I’ve been working on my second 50 a lot, especially after last year,” Huske said. “I had kind of a weak finish and I kind of died in my race. And last Olympics, also, I lost it all in the last 50.” In the medal ceremony, Huske pulled Walsh from the second step and the two 21-year-olds from Virginia stood together atop the podium as the national anthem played. They then grabbed an American flag and draped it around themselves for a victory lap around the pool.“It was an amazing race.
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