China wins artistic swimming gold at Paris Olympics, where the sport moved forward without Russia

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — China took gold in the artistic swimming team event Wednesday night at the Paris Olympics, with the United States getting silver and Spain taking bronze.

China dominated in the absence of Russia, which had won every gold medal in artistic beginning with the 2000 Sydney Games.

China finished with 996.1389 points, ahead of the Americans’ 914.3421 and Spain’s 900.7319. It was the first U.S. medal in the sport since 2004.

Gold medalists China team, silver medalists USA team, and bronze medalists Spain team pose for a photo during the medal ceremony for the team acrobatic routine of artistic swimming at the 2024 Summer

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