'Silver' State: Nevadans pick up Olympic medals for Team USA

By Paul Boger

Published August 6, 2024 at 8:44 AM PDT

1 of 5 — Paris Olympics Swimming

Katie Grimes, of the United States, competes during a heat in the women's 400-meter individual medley at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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2 of 5 — Paris Olympics Cycling BMX

Perris Benegas, of the United States, celebrates after finishing her second run during the cycling BMX freestyle women's park final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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3 of 5 — Paris Olympics Rugby

Members of the United States Rugby Sevens team pose for the media with their bronze medals after the medals ceremony at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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4 of 5 — Claire Weinstein

Claire Weinstein, of the United States, reacts after competing in the women's 200-meter freestyle semifinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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5 of 5 — Paris Olympics Swimming

Gold medalist David Popovici, of Romania, center, poses with silver medalist Matthew Richards, of Britain, left, as bronze medalist Luke Hobson, of the United States, takes a group selfie on the podium after the men's 200-meter freestyle final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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UPDATE: On Sunday morning, U.S. Women's Basketball took the gold in a close game against France. The team includes four players on the Las Vegas Aces.

The Olympics in Paris is in full swing and athletes who grew up, train and live in Nevada are a big part of the games.

And they’re competing in events ranging from BMX to high jump to basketball to swimming. So far, they’ve won six medals for the USA team: four silvers and two bronzes.

In the meantime, the women's basketball team, featuring four players on the Las Vegas Aces, play next on Wednesday, against Nigeria. And Las Vegas taekwondo practitioner Faith Dillon's next match is Thursday in the women's 57 kg round of 16 against Tunisia's Chaima Toumi.

Three of Nevada's competitors (Beiwen Zhang, badminton; Vashti Cunningham, high jump; and Alexis Lagan, shooting) did not medal this year.

Also worth noting, Las Vegas swimmer Ilya Kharun picked up two bronze medals for Canada. The 19-year-old is the son of two Cirque du Soleil performers.

Guest: Alex Wright, sports reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal