Right after American swimmers achieved victory at the Paris 2024 Olympics, they scored another big win when they took the stand to receive their medals, proving that despite the best efforts of radical, anti-American leftists, patriotism and love of country are in fact, not dead. Has anyone else been noticing a shift in how people think about the USA lately? It’s almost as if we’re swinging back. slow and steady, from left-wing extremism. I hope I’m right about that.
Swimmer Torri Huske, who missed getting a medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics by just .01 seconds, succeeded this time around by winning the 100m women’s butterfly over the weekend, according to a report published by Sports Illustrated.
Here’s more from The Western Journal:
Huske brought teammate and silver medalist Gretchen Walsh, who finished .04 seconds behind Huske, to the top step of the podium for the national anthem. Video posted to X shows Huske, at first still reeling from the emotional aspects of her win, join in the anthem as she drank in that she had won a gold medal, a smile growing as the anthem neared its close. Walsh also sang as the “Star Spangled Banner” progressed.
This is what it's about! 👏
After winning Olympic gold in the women's 100m fly, Torri Huske invited her teammate Gretchen Walsh, who got silver, on top of the podium for the U.S. national anthem. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/HVfqznWjp7
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 29, 2024
“This is what it’s about!” the official NBC Olympics & Paralympics X account pointed out concerning the celebration.
After the ceremony, Huske and Walsh draped themselves in an American flag and walked around the pool in celebration. Huske and Walsh are the first American women to win a gold and silver in that event since 1964, when the winners were Mary Meagher and Jenna Johnson, according to Team USA.
“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 explained. “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.”
THE AMERICANS FINISH 1-2. 🇺🇸
Torri Huske wins gold and Gretchen Walsh grabs silver in the women's 100m fly. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/wFPQUF5ARC
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2024
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“You never really know for sure and I first saw the light by the block and seeing that it was just very surreal, I didn’t even know how to process it,” Huske stated. “It’s just very overwhelming when you’ve been dreaming of this moment for so long.”
Third place winner, Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei, had her experience in the Tokyo Olympics tainted by being one of several athletes who were part of a doping scandal.
Huske later stated that her loss in 2021 left her devastated and but at the same time, it also motivated her to train harder and exceed her limits.
“I don’t know why, but I think I was a little bit naive last time going into it,” she stated, recounting her first Olympics.
“Like: ‘I’m on Team USA; Team USA always medals. I will get a medal. I will get my hand on that wall, and I will be on that podium.’ It’s a lot tougher than that,” the medal winning swimmer said, according to a report from The Washington Post.
Keep in mind that Huske is only 21, so she actually has a few more Olympics left in her professional swimming career. We’ve probably only begun to see what she’s capable of in the pool.
“I felt like I was hyperventilating a little bit maybe,” Huske went on to say about the race. “I felt like my body had a reaction. I couldn’t control anything that was going on it. It was all happening so fast.”