Olympics 2024 live updates: Katie Ledecky wins gold in swimming ...

World record holder Sarah Sjorstrom of Sweden took gold and Torri Huske claimed silver for the United States in a stacked women’s 100M freestyle final. They beat out Mollie O’Callaghan of Australia, the gold medal favorite.

With her win, Sjostrom now has five Olympic medals — two gold, two silver and a bronze. The 30-year-old athlete is the oldest gold medalist for this event, which she holds the world record for.

With her second-place finish, Huske claimed her third Olympic medal in Paris and fourth overall. Huske led for much of the race and was overtaken near the end.

Spain's Rafael Nadal might've played his final Olympic match today after he lost with Carlos Alcaraz in the men's double quarterfinal to the USA's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram. The 22-time major winner has remained noncommittal about his tennis career beyond 2024.

But nothing can take away from Nadal's impressive run in the 2008 Olympics. Coming off his first Wimbledon championship and fourth consecutive French Open title, Nadal entered the 2008 Beijing Olympics in pursuit of gold.

His path became daunting in the men’s single semifinal when he faced rival Novak Djokovic from Serbia.

They split the first two sets, setting up the decisive third. Nadal eventually prevailed, punching his ticket to the final.

Nadal beat Chile's Fernando Gonzalez, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to win his first and thus far only Olympic gold medal.

He also left Beijing that summer with a new ranking, No. 1 in the world. Nadal held on to that ranking for 46 consecutive weeks.

The women's soccer quarterfinals are set after Group A finished its final group stage games today.

France, having beaten New Zealand 2-1, moves on to play Brazil on Friday. Colombia will face off against Spain in what is the Colombian national team's first-ever woman's quarterfinal match.

The U.S. is set to play Japan, and Germany will challenge Canada, the defending Olympic champions.

He's at it again.

Norwegian Swimmer Henrik Christiansen, otherwise known as the "Olympic Muffin Man," posted not one but two new videos featuring the muffin today.

The first one seemed rooted in some dark humor, as Christiansen opened with a "fake apology" to the muffin only to be cut off, returning seconds later seemingly struggling against duct tape bonds while the muffin appeared nearby. Although it might sound nonsensical, the TikTok video has 1.6 million views.

In his second video, Christiansen tests out a pain au chocolate but declares in the caption that the "muffin reigns supreme" over the chocolate croissant. The audio starts with an "Ew, what's that?" narration before it cuts to Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth."

The U.S. men's 3x3 basketball team couldn't get by Poland, losing 19-17. The defeat leaves the Americans 0-2 in Paris.

Poland's Adrian Bogucki lead with 7 points and 5 rebounds.

Team USA went into the matchup after a loss to defending champion Serbia and lacked consistency in its offense as Jimmer Fredette scored 3 points. Fredette missed a two-point shot in the closing seconds that would've tied the game at 19.

Team USA's Dylan Travis and Canyon Barry each scored 6 points.

The U.S. is in last place and is one of just two winless teams in pool play thus far. It will play a doubleheader tomorrow, taking on Lithuania and Latvia.

It's no surprise that the White House is rooting for Team USA athletes in Paris.

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre congratulated Team USA on its performance so far.

“Our nation’s athletes are making us all proud,” she said.

Fencing uses three weapons: épée, foil and saber. While they share a lot of basic rules, differences in their shapes and target areas change the speeds and styles of fencing matches. If you’re new to the sport, here’s a breakdown of the three weapon types:

In foil and saber, there’s a “right of way” rule that doesn’t apply in épée. Whoever begins an attack first takes the right of way, and only that fencer may score. If both players hit at the same time, it’s up to the referees to decide who initiated the move.

There is no definitive “most difficult” or “best” weapon, though all fencers have their preferences. Foil is often used as an introductory weapon to teach blade control and right of way, but that doesn’t make it any easier to strategize against an opponent.

Despite having gone into this Olympic match with a significant penalty, the Canadian women's soccer team defeated Colombia to advance to the quarterfinals.

Canada, the reigning gold medalists, managed to score in the second half, taking a 1-0 lead that it held on to for the final 30 minutes of the match. It's a huge comeback for the squad that was given an automatic penalty of six points after Team Canada coaches were using drones to spy on opponents.

Canada's players said they were not aware of the cheating, and appeals to overturn the punishment failed. Yet the squad prevailed, winning all three of its Group A matches in a surprising comeback.

As the final minutes of stoppage time rolled by, fans started chanting "Canada" to encourage the women as they fended off the Colombian players.

After a tense matchup during an exhibition, USA had a much easier time with South Sudan on Wednesday, winning 103-86 to move to 2-0 in group play.

After opening up a double-digit lead early in the second quarter, the United States never let South Sudan get closer than 10 points the rest of the way. The lineups were a little bit different than the opener vs. Serbia: Anthony Davis started in place of Joel Embiid, who didn’t play. Jayson Tatum also started after not appearing against Serbia, and Tyrese Haliburton saw his first action of the Olympics as well.

Bam Adebayo led the U.S. with 18 points. Kevin Durant added 12 points and LeBron James 14.

The States will wrap up group play on Saturday vs. Puerto Rico.

Reporting from Nanterre, France

Chinese prodigy Pan Zhanle won the 100-meter freestyle in world record style, securing the first of what could be many gold medals in the 19-year-old’s future.

His time of 46.40 beat his own mark of 46.80 set earlier this year.

Ryan Murphy, who won silver in the 200-meter backstroke in Tokyo, logged the 10th fastest qualifying time and will not be in that event finals here in Paris.

His time in heats was 1:56.52, far off his silver-winning mark three years ago of 1:54.15.

He's been listed as a reserve for Thursday's final, meaning only an unexpected injury or withdrawal could get him into that race.

Katie Ledecky just tied for the most gold and overall medals won by an American female swimmer at the Olympics, and said she knows how special this moment is.

“It’s never easy to win a gold medal so I don’t take it for granted,” she told NBC News just moments after she aced the 1500m free, beating the silver medalist by more than 10 seconds.

“I'm just so honored to represent our country and those women who set the standard for so many years have inspired me ... thank you to them,” she said.

She said she is "proud of the time" she swam, adding that she "wanted to swim a time I could be proud of and be happy with."

During the lengthy competition, Ledecky said she let her mind wander, thinking about those people she trained with in Florida. She said she thought of their names as she swam.

If she could tell little Ledecky one thing, she said she would encourage her to "just keep it up and keep having fun."

"I've always had fun in this sport," she said.

Reporting from Nanterre, France

The legend of Leon Marchand continues to grow as he won his second gold of the night, this time with an Olympic-record time in the 200-meter breaststroke

He clocked in at 2:05.85 as Zac Stubblety-Cook of Australia took bonze and Caspar Corbeau of the Nethterlands won bronze.

Barring a complete upset in the next 20 minutes or so, Brazil appears to have secured one of the third-place slots in the women's soccer quarterfinals.

According to the Olympics website, Brazil has qualified with its three points giving it a small edge in goal differentials over Australia. The tournament bracket has been updated to include the team's next game.

Group A still has to conclude its matches, which will determine the final three slots for the quarterfinals.

After struggling to get through the Colombian defense, Canada's women team manages to find the back of the net with a goal from Vanessa Gilles.

The reigning gold medalists need to win to have any hope of advancing into the knockouts.

USA is leading South Sudan, 73-57, headed into the final quarter.

USA pushed its lead to 21 early in the third quarter, but South Sudan got as close as 10 points later in the period. The U.S.’s bench group held strong, though, and created a little extra cushion before the fourth.

Bam Adebayo is leading all Americans with 16 points. Kevin Durant has 11, and both LeBron James and Derrick White have 10.

South Sudan is struggling offensively, shooting only 39.3% from the field.

Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored her second goal of the game upon returning for the second half, allowing France to retake the lead against New Zealand.

Katoto was assisted by Sakina Karchaoui, giving France a 2-1 lead.

Azerbaijan just delivered the defending Olympic champs their second straight loss of the Games.

In a tense match-up with two late plays reviewed by the refs, the U.S. fell 20-17 to Azerbaijan behind Tiffany Hayes bringing Azerbaijan's energy with multiple scoring drives.

The U.S. team includes two women, Cierra Burdick and Haily Van Lith, who were part of the team that won the 2023 3x3 World Cup. Also playing are two-time WNBA All-Star Rhyne Howard and Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby.

The four will need to turn it around for their remaining five games in the pool round, if they want a shot at defending their Tokyo gold.

Brazil star Marta was shown a red card versus Spain at the 2024 Paris Olympics in what could signal her last appearance in a Brazil shirt at a major competition.

After trailing by double digits for most of the second quarter headed into the third, South Sudan has cut into the USA lead.

South Sudan now only trails 11, 60-49, after being down 21 earlier in the quarter. Nuni Omot and Bul Kuol have combined for 29 points.

Turnovers are hurting the U.S., and the physicality of the game has ratcheted up as well.

At the half, Canada remains scoreless against Colombia as its women's squad makes its last gasp to claw its way into the quarterfinals.

The team needs a high-scoring game to overcome the large point gap and secure one of the two third-place slots in the knockout round. But it's failed to make any headway against Colombia, a Group A leader.

Meanwhile New Zealand has managed to equalize against France, a goal from Kate Taylor in the 42nd minute to tie the game 1-1. France is almost guaranteed a spot in the next round of the tournament.

After leaving the game in the second quarter with a possible ankle injury, Anthony Davis is back on the floor for USA vs. South Sudan.

The U.S. is looking for its second straight win in group play after defeating Serbia in its opener. Davis started the game in place of Joel Embiid.

The U.S. women's water polo team cruised to its second win of the Games, defeating Italy 10-3 in the preliminaries. Three-time Olympian Maddie Musselman scored a game-high of three goals.

After winning gold in Tokyo, Rio and London, the U.S. women are aiming to become the first water polo team to win four straight Olympic titles.

The team's final preliminary match is set for Friday against France.

USA is leading South Sudan 55-36 after 20 minutes in their Wednesday group game.

The States led by double digits for most of the second quarter. Bam Adebayo caught on fire in the period, and he’s up to 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three.

LeBron James has 10 points, while Kevin Durant has 9.

Nuni Omot is leading South Sudan with 13 points.

The U.S. is dominating on both ends. It’s shooting 54.3% from the field while holding South Sudan to only 36.6%. The ball movement has been exceptionally crisp, while the defensive discipline has been equally impressive on the other end of the floor.

Joel Embiid hasn’t played after being taken out of the starting lineup. And Anthony Davis — who opened in his place — left the game in the second quarter with an apparent ankle injury.

Reporting from Nanterre, France

The capacity house at Paris La Défense Arena let out two mighty roars at the end of the women's 1,500-meter freestyle race.

They roared first for the Olympic-record win by Katie Ledecky, but then let out equally joyous cheer 10.33 seconds later as Anastasiya Kirpichnikova took silver for France.

Isabel Gose of Germany won bronze.

Anthony Davis limped off the court with an apparent ankle injury vs. South Sudan on Wednesday. Davis was hurt going up for a shot on offense and was subbed out at the next timeout. There’s no idea to the severity, but he looked to be a little uncomfortable.

This is basically the only thing that’s gone wrong for the U.S. in the first half vs. South Sudan, as the States have been leading by double digits for most of the second quarter.

USA is dominating South Sudan so far in a rematch of their exhibition from earlier this month.

The U.S. took a 40-23 lead less than five minutes into the second quarter.

After a hot start from LeBron James in the first, Kevin Durant and Bam Adebayo have begun filling it up as well, combining for 17 points. Derrick White also has 7 points in addition to his stifling defense. James still leads the team with 10.

This is a little bit of a reversal from the team’s tune-up game, which the States only barely escaped with a 1-point win.

The odds were not in China's favor as they headed into their 3x3 basketball game against Serbia. China was coming off a loss to the Netherlands, while Serbia was coming off a win against the United States. Not to mention, Serbia is the No. 1-ranked team in the world with back-to-back World Cup wins.

Still, China proceeded to knock down shots, connecting on 5 of 10 beyond the two-point arc to secure their win. Ning Zhang led with a game-high 11 points.

Both teams have five games remaining in pool play.

Reporting from Nanterre, France

Katie Ledecky won gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle on Wednesday, securing her 12th career medal to tie Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin for the most ever by an American woman.

The runaway win brought Ledecky her eighth career gold medal which tied Thompson’s record for the most by a U.S. female in Olympic history.

Contemporary Australian great Emma McKeon also has 12 medals — six gold, two silvers and four bronze — as all four now sit atop the list for most podium appearances by a female swimmer.

The last group matches are underway as Group A begin their games, which will determine the final lineup for Saturday's knockout round.

Host country France is leading 1-0 against New Zealand, entering the game with a strong likelihood of moving into the quarterfinals.

Colombia and Canada remain scoreless in the first 25 minutes of the other group match. Canada needs to score big to secure its spot in the knockouts after being penalized 6 points before the tournament ever began.

Team Canada coaches were found to be cheating by using drones to spy on opposing teams, a decision made without the players' knowledge. But in spite of the odds, the Canadian women have won back-to-back matches as the defending champions strive to stay alive.

The U.S. is leading South Sudan 26-14 after the first quarter.

LeBron James led the way with 8 points in the opening 10 minutes.

Joel Embiid hasn’t entered the game yet, which is definitely worth keeping an eye on.

Beiwen Zhang has yet to lose a game in her pursuit of the USA's first badminton medal.

In her first match against Australia's Tiffany Ho, Zhang didn't make it close, limiting her opponent to single-digit points in both games. Vietnam's Thuy Linh Nguyen proved a much tougher opponent in her second match, but Zhang still pulled off another straight-game victory.

Zhang will seek to redeem her Tokyo performance, where she ruptured her Achilles in the round of 16 and had to withdraw. She will play in that same round on Thursday.

Reporting from Nanterre, France

James Don, who was Leon Marchand’s college roommate at Arizona State, was overjoyed when his buddy just broke an Olympic record at the 200-meter butterfly.

Marchand, who took home his second gold of these Games, swam 1:51.21, besting the previous mark by .04 seconds.

"I think he really calmed down after that 400m IM," Don told NBC News about Marchand's mentality after his last race. "From there he was pretty relaxed."

Australia failed to overcome the two-goal deficit at the end of the match, despite a last-minute rally that raised the score to 2-1.

Trinity Rodman and Korbin Albert scored a goal each for Team USA, while Alanna Kennedy gave Australia its sole point of the game.

Team USA will play Japan in the quarterfinals on Saturday. This is the second time the women's team has won all of its group matches at the Olympics, with the only other time being when it took gold in 2012.

The U.S. women's national soccer team has not placed first at the Olympics in the years since.

Germany has also advanced into the knockouts after defeating Zambia 4-1. The opponent for that match has yet to be determined.

Apparently LeBron James has a new nickname! And he’s living up to it!

James has 4 early points, and USA has raced out to a 6-0 lead over South Sudan less than two minutes into the game.

NBC’s Noah Eagle says “Captain LeMerica” has been added to the list of nicknames on LeBron’s Basketball Reference page and it got a stamp of approval from Dwyane Wade, so we’re rolling with it.

Guatemala's Adriana Ruano made history in more ways than one.

After a spinal injury ended Ruano's career as a gymnast, she came back in shooting and won the first gold medal in her country's history. She also set a new Olympic record in women's trap, hitting 45 out of 50 shots.

In the last minute of regulation, Australia's Alana Kennedy scores with an assist from Michelle Heyman.

The Matildas need to score one more goal to draw in the additional seven minutes of stoppage time. That would potentially secure the team a slot in the knockouts.

USA's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram defeated Spain's Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz 6-2, 6-4 in the men's doubles quarterfinals.

Krajicek and Ram had the advantage in aces won, break point conversions and total winners.

Nadal, who has 14 French Open titles, left the Paris show court for what could be the last time in his career. He is thus far noncommittal to continuing his career beyond 2024. Alcaraz, the defending French Open and Wimbledon champion, will look toward the upcoming U.S. Open next month.

Meanwhile in Paris, Krajicek and Ram advance to the semifinals.

The U.S. men’s basketball team is unveiling a new starting lineup for its second group game vs. South Sudan.

Jayson Tatum and Anthony Davis will enter the starting lineup for Jrue Holiday and Joel Embiid, respectively. So that means the new five will be Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, Tatum, LeBron James and Davis.

Tatum didn’t play a single minute in the group opener vs. Serbia, while Embiid struggled in his minutes.

The U.S. played South Sudan earlier this month during exhibition play, narrowly winning 101-100.

Reporting from Nanterre, France

Frenchman Leon Marchand brought the nation to its feet again, scoring a thrilling come-from-behind win in the 200-meter butterfly and stamping his name on these Games.

The Arizona State product needed an Olympic-record time to overtake Milak Ristof, who had previously held the Games' mark in this event. Marchand trailed throughout but then kicked it into gear in the final 50 to overtake Ristof.

Marchand's time of 1:51.21 edged out the Hungarian's previous record of 1:51.25 set in Tokyo.

Korbin Albert, who is making her debut on the world stage, has scored against Australia to widen the U.S. lead to 2-0.

This is Albert's first international goal.

If Katie Ledecky wins a medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle today, she would tie the record for the most medals won by an American woman in Olympic history with 12.

If she wins gold, and she is the heavy favorite, she will tie swimmer Jenny Thompson’s record for the most Olympic gold medals by an American woman with eight.

Ledecky could leave Paris as the most-decorated female Olympian in U.S. history. After the 1,500 freestyle, she is still expected to compete in the 4x200 freestyle relay tomorrow and the 800 freestyle Saturday.

Thompson and swimmers Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin also have 12 total medals.

America has a 5-4 advantage in the second set, after winning the first set 6-2. USA's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram will serve to try to win the match over Nadal and Alcaraz.

Reporting from Nanterre, France

Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom won the 100-meter freestyle, edging out American Torri Huske and Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey.

Huske's silver follows the Arlington, Virginia, native's gold Sunday night in the 100 butterfly.

Haughey, already the most-decorated Olympian in the former British colony’s history, won bronze in the 200 free earlier this week.

Sjostrom — who just became the oldest gold medalist in the event at 30 — said she almost didn’t compete in the 100 free but that she showed up because her coach insisted.

She added that she had been dreaming about winning gold in the race.

“It’s almost like I’ve seen it somewhere before,” she said, noting that she wanted to see how it played out in real life.

Huske said she's "not necessarily shocked" to have won the silver today even though "semis showed this was anyone's games," she said.

She added that "it's so nice to share these moments with [my family], it makes it so much more special."

Huske doesn't have a plan for the future, but for now, she's going to just keep swimming because she said she loves doing it.

A handful of substitutions were made 65 minutes into the game to offer some of Team USA's lead starters a break as the team prepares to go into the next round of the Olympics.

Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle and Emily Fox are out as Lynn Williams, Korbin Albert and Casey Kreuger walk on. Within a few moments of entering the game, Albert was hit with a yellow card.

Crystal Dunn was also replaced during halftime, with Jenna Nighswonger brought on in her place.

Team USA finished seventh in men's team saber after being knocked out by lower-ranked Iran in the first round. The U.S. team was composed entirely of Harvard students or alumni and had high hopes for a medal before their early elimination.

Iran fell to France in the bronze medal match. South Korea and Hungary's battle for gold is underway.

Germany’s Lea Schueller scored her second goal against Zambia in this match, putting them even further ahead of Australia in the Group B standings.

The European team went into today tied with Australia for second place in the group, looking to get a high-scoring match in order to guarantee a slot in the knockout rounds.

Nadal and Alcaraz disputed a call from the linesperson that was upheld by the chair umpire. Team USA now take a 4-3 lead in the pivotal second set.

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez defeated USA's Elizabeth Tartakovsky in a neck-and-neck match in the round of 32. Afterward, she revealed on Instagram that she was seven months pregnant.

Hafez was later eliminated in the round of 16.

Germany returned to the pitch with momentum, with Klara Buehl scoring in the first three minutes of the second half.

But Zambia's Barbra Banda, one of the African team's best players, refused to let it go unchallenged and scored in the following minute. Banda scored a hat trick earlier this week against Australia in a high-scoring and action-packed match.

Halfway through the second set, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are playing more up to their standard, holding a 3-2 second set lead over USA's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram. Team USA already has a 1-0 set advantage.

Juda and Richard couldn't make it to the podium today — a long shot to begin with — but placed in 14th and 15th respectively, a solid showing for these two newcomers out of the top 24 contenders.

Gold went to Japan's Shinnosuke Oka, followed by Zhang Boheng with the silver and Xiao Ruoteng with the bronze — both from China.

The U.S. men's gymnastics team is hungry for one more medal, though, and they're likely to get it when Stephen Nederoscik rides the pommel horse on Saturday.

Unlike the men's soccer teams playing in the Olympics, there are two "runner-up" positions available for the women's quarterfinals.

The women only have three groups in the first round of the tournament, though the men have four. So while it works for the top two men's teams per group to advance into the quarterfinals, that doesn't provide for even matches for the women.

So how are those two slots determined? Math.

The Olympics has a point system that establishes the internal group standings. If teams are tied, the number of goals scored in the group stage will become the determining factor.

Kaetlyn LiddyKaetlyn Liddy is a newsroom coordinator for NBC News Digital.

Juda hit every routine in Monday's team final, and now he's done the same in the individual all-around. He ended his competition on the same event where Team USA clinched their historic bronze medal earlier in the week, earning a 13.866 on the pommel horse.

That's it for Juda's Olympic Games. He'll have plenty of accomplishments to check off his whiteboard of dreams when he returns to Ann Arbor.

Today didn't get off to the start that Richard had hoped for, crashing off the pommel horse just seconds into his all-around showing, but he steadily improved with each passing rotation, ending on his best event: floor.

Richard put up a solid routine featuring some hops after completing explosive tumbling passes, and his signature airflare — a breakdancing move.

His last tumbling pass ended in small disaster when Richard couldn't stick the landing, falling forward with his hands on the mat.

Still, he earned a score of 13.200, making his total for the all-around 82.166.

Richard won't medal, but at only 20 years old, you can bet he'll be back for L.A. 2028.

The Matildas will have to come back onto the pitch in full force as the Australians trail at the end of the first half.

A goal by Trinity Rodman has set the U.S. ahead by one in a game in which the Americans have dominated with control possession. Australia has only taken one failed shot at the goal, though the squad's defense has been formidable and disciplined.

Australia has taken possession of the ball 28% of the first half, a statistic that will need to flip if the women hope to guarantee a spot in the quarterfinals.

Team USA's Paul Juda delivered a clean parallel bars routine in the individual all-around final of his first Olympics.

Spain's Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have a combined career majors title advantage of 26-4 over their opponents, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram. But Team USA has played well, earning a 1-0 set advantage as the second set is underway.

Australia's coach Tony Gustavsson has been given a yellow card after arguing with the match referee, insisting on a VAR review of the U.S. goal.

It's unclear exactly what was said between the two men that led to a yellow card, but ultimately the goal by Rodman was reviewed and allowed to stand after a chaotic five minutes on the field.

There has been 10 minutes added to the first half in stoppage time.

Trinity Rodman finally gets Team USA on the scoreboard after several solid attempts by the American squad to get past Australian goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold.

Assisted by Sophia Smith, Rodman sank her second goal overall at her very first Olympic tournament.

Spain's Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are off to a slow start against USA's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram. America leads 4-2 in the first set.

Samantha Coffey, the U.S. midfielder, incurred a yellow card in the first three minutes of the game against Australia.

Because this is Coffey's second yellow of the Olympic tournament, she will have to sit out Team USA's next game. It'll be a tough loss for the American squad to lose her for a knockout game.

Her yellow cards will be cleared after the quarterfinals, and she will be able to rejoin the team on the field if the U.S. advances into the semifinals.

There he is.

Richard shined on the high bar after missteps in his first four rotations, nailing tough connections and performing a "full-send" routine, as the announcers on the NBC broadcast called it.

He scored a 14.400 and has just one more event for the day — floor.

The U.S. women's volleyball team survived a valiant comeback from Serbia to win their second preliminary game and guarantee a spot in the knockout round.

After the U.S. won the first two sets, Serbia climbed back with two of their own. In a nail-biting final set, the U.S. came out strong but the Serbs were ruthless, the Americans reaching five match points before securing their win at 17-15.

"We just had to keep believing," USA's Haleigh Washington said in a postgame interview.

This was a must-win for the defending gold medalists after losing to China on Monday. They play their final pool match against France on Sunday.

Germany's Lea Schueller scored the team's first goal against Zambia at the 10-minute mark, placing them slightly ahead of Australia already as the teams fight to advance to knockouts.

The Australian team has not made headway more than 25 minutes into the game against the Group B leader, Team USA. Australian foward Mary Fowler made a good attempt at the goal, but it went too wide to sink in the Americans' net.

Australia and Germany are neck and neck for the second guaranteed spot for the quarterfinals.

Two slots in the next round are open for third place teams, but those will be determined by the points in the standings across all three groups. Points are determined by goals scored and goal differentials across the three group-stage matches.

Kaetlyn LiddyKaetlyn Liddy is a newsroom coordinator for NBC News Digital.

In the penultimate routine of Juda's Olympics, he nailed five tumbling passes on the floor exercise, maintaining control of his landings to minimize deductions.

A 13.533 is a lower score than many of the top contenders, but his goals today transcend the podium.

America's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram have broken Spain's Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz serve in the men's doubles quarterfinal. They lead 2-0 in the first set.

Sophia Smith, Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson have each already made attempted shots at goal in the first 10 minutes of the match against Australia, though none has scored.

Having owned the majority of the team's goals so far in the tournament, the three women have been dubbed Team USA's "Big Three." Coach Emma Hayes has not made many changes to today's lineup, opting to keep starting players who are putting out strong offensive pressure.

This is the first Olympics for Rodman, the daughter of former basketball star Dennis Rodman.

There are just two rotations left for the men's all-around, and it's not looking likely that Team USA will make it on the podium today.

Juda is tied in 18th place and Richard is behind in 20th. Hops and falls have plagued Richard's long-shot goal of winning a medal today.

Spain and Japan advance into the quarterfinals after the conclusion of the women's Group C matches today.

Spain was all but guaranteed a spot in the knockout round but were determined to go three for three in the group stage as they shut down Brazil in a 2-0 game.

Meanwhile, Japan had the opportunity to play against Nigeria, which was in last place in Group C. The Japanese squad dominated the field in a 3-1 match, breaking the tie with Brazil and securing the spot behind Spain.

The last remaining U.S. woman in Olympic singles tennis this year exited her match early after experiencing an undisclosed medical issue.

Danielle Collins, 30, retired from her match against world No. 1 Iga Swiatek shortly after she left the court to tend to the issue. Collins has rheumatoid arthritis, but it wasn't clear whether that's what bothered her.

Collins' defeat follows ones suffered earlier by Coco Gauff and Emma Navarro in singles play. It means Serena Williams will remain the last U.S. woman to have medaled in singles, having taken gold in London in 2012.

Richard seems to be gaining steam as he rotates through the all-around, sticking the landing off a parallel bars routine that proved why he made it to the final competition, save for a few steps with his hand.

He scored a 14.133 on his fourth of six events today.

His strongest skills will close out his last two rotations: high bar and floor.

Spain's Rafael Nadal has won a record 14 French Open titles on Paris' main tennis court.

In just moments, he will take that court once again alongside defending French Open and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz.

The pair are teaming up in doubles against America's Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek.

Kaetlyn LiddyKaetlyn Liddy is a newsroom coordinator for NBC News Digital.

Catching the high bar after each high-flying release move is no easy task, especially under Olympic-level pressure.

Many of the front-runners have struggled to stay on the apparatus, but Juda continues to win the consistency award in this final, earning a 13.766 with another solid routine.

Team USA is looking for a third straight win at the Olympics as the women's national soccer team takes the field against Australia.

The Matildas, as the Australian team is called, need a big win in order to advance into the knockouts, while the Americans only need a draw to keep their first place slot in Group B.

If the U.S. can win again, it would be the first time the women's national team won all three group-stage games since their 2012 gold medal run. That was the last time the women's soccer team came in first at the Olympics despite having massive success at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 2015 and 2019.

After his team lost to the U.S. on Sunday, Nikola Jokić still knows he's the best player in the world. In 23 minutes, he put up 14 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists. Serbia leads Puerto Rico 96-60 with a few minutes in the game remaining.

This win is critical if Serbia wants to advance to the single-elimination tournament. They play their final group opponent, South Sudan, on Saturday.

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Another routine, another hit.

Juda is now three for three in the all-around final after securing a solid 13.866 on parallel bars. He's halfway through his competition, but has yet to tackle the ever-fickle pommel horse.

A small hop knocked three-tenths of a point off of Richard's otherwise stellar vault, earning him a score of 14.100.

Every point counts for the up-and-coming gymnast, who is hungry for a medal today.

The U.S. did not enter Paris with high hopes for a canoe slalom medal. That all changed when 20-year-old Evy Leibfarth delivered an astonishing run in the women's single canoe finals. She watched in suspense as the remaining finalists took their turn, then jumped in excitement when she clinched the bronze.

Leibfarth had barely qualified for the final with the 12th fastest time of the semis, but she beat that time by almost 8 seconds in the final for a 109.95 run. Leibfarth also competed in the single kayak event but didn't make it to the finals.

Four-time Olympic medalist Jessica Fox dominated the race for her second straight gold.

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After sticking his vault in Monday's team final, Juda had a rougher outing on the event today, stepping out of bounds on a crooked landing. That will be an automatic three-tenth deduction.

It's risky to attempt a stick in high-pressure situations, and Juda didn't reap the rewards this time, earning a 13.733.