2021 Olympics: Live updates, news, medal count as closing ceremony ends Games; U.S. women's hoops, volleyball win gold ...

For the first time in Summer Olympics history, there was a tie atop the gold medal leaderboard as the U.S. and China both won 40 events in Paris. Medal breakdown: Team USA's 126 total medals far ...

The fight for national bragging rights over gold medals — considered by many countries to be the most coveted prize — came down to the wire and, in the end, China and the U.S. tied with 40 apiece.