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Team USA's Top Moments Of Week 2 At 2024 Olympics [PHOTOS]

See the top medal moments and Team USA athletes in the final week of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, of the United States, celebrates after winning the women's 400-meter hurdles final.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, of the United States, celebrates after winning the women's 400-meter hurdles final. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

ACROSS AMERICA--The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are coming to an end this weekend and yet again Team USA has been crushing their competition. The medal count currently stands at a total of 103 medals, with thirty of them being gold. There are still plenty of medals to scoop up in the remaining days, as the women's soccer team and both basketball teams are in the hunt for gold.

Stand-out athletes of the week include track stars Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. Lyles was able to eke out the gold medal for the men's 100-meter. While Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won the gold and set a new world record for the women's 40o meter hurdles. Other track athletes like Sha’Carri Richardson took home the silver in the women's 100 meter and Valarie Allman won the gold for the women's discus.

Team USA also medaled in several other events including golf, artistic swimming, rock climbing, archery, and equestrian show jumping. Below are Team USA athletes competing in the final week of the Paris Olympics.

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, of the United States, wins the women's 400-meters hurdles final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
United States' Joel Embiid, left, grabs a rebound away from Brazil's Bruno Caboclo during a men's basketball game. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Kevin Durant, right, shoots as Brazil's Georginho de Paula defends. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Katie Ledecky competes in the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the Summer Olympics in Nanterre, France, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Katie Ledecky celebrates with the gold medal during the awards ceremony for the women's 800-meter freestyle. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Silver medalist Simone Biles, of the United States, left, and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles, of the United States, right, bow to gold medalist Rebeca Andrade, of Brazil, during the medal ceremony for the women's artistic gymnastics individual floor finals. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Simone Biles, of the United States, holds up her medals. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Sam Watson of the United States competes in the men's speed final small during the sport climbing competitionat the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Le Bourget, France. (Michael Reaves/Pool Photo via AP)
Scottie Scheffler, of the United States, waves to the crowd with his gold medal for men's golf during the medal ceremony. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Team USA competes in the team acrobatic routine of artistic swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Noah Lyles, of the United States, in lane seven, wins the men's 100-meter final. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Noah Lyles, of the United States, second left, celebrates as he wins the men's 100-meter final ahead of Kishane Thompson, of Jamaica. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Napheesa Collier (11), of the United States, shoots over Luisa Geiselsoder (15), of Germany, in a women's basketball game. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
United States' Brittney Griner, left, and United States' Diana Taurasi walk off the court. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Cole Hocker, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men's 1500-meter final. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Gold medalist Gabrielle Thomas, and bronze medalist Brittany Brown, both of the United States, celebrates after the women's 200 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Sarah Hildebrandt of the U.S., right, dominates Venezuela's Betzabeth Arguello to win gold in their women's 53kg freestyle wrestling final bout at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Brady Ellison of the United States releases his arrow in his men's individual archery semifinal match against Germany's Florian Unruh, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Gabrielle Thomas, of the United States, right, completes in the women's 200-meters. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Julien Alfred, of Saint Lucia, celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics with Team USA's Sha’Carri Richardson taking silver. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Valarie Allman of the United States, competes during the women's discus throw final. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
USA's McLain Ward, riding Ilex, during the Equestrian Jumping qualifiers. Team USA took home silver in the event. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
United States' Sophia Smith celebrates with team mates the opening goal during a women's semifinal soccer match between the United States and Germany. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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