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27 Jul 2024


NextImg:2 Best Friends Nab Team USA's First Medal At Paris Olympics
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Synchronized diving duo Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook made a major splash at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, earning this year’s first medal for the United States.

Sarah Bacon, left, and Kassidy Cook react after competing in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard event in Paris.
Sarah Bacon, left, and Kassidy Cook react after competing in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard event in Paris.
AP Photo/Lee Jin-man

The divers, who together are known as Cook ‘n’ Bacon, won silver in the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard, with a score of 314.64. The gold went to China’s Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen, with 337.68, while the bronze medalists were Great Britain’s Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen, with 302.28.

The dive that made Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook #ParisOlympics silver medalists! ???? pic.twitter.com/wmLmT2fX9d

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 27, 2024

Bacon, 27, and Cook, 29 have been friends for nearly two decades and began synchronized diving as a pair in 2019.

Bacon and Cook show off their silver.
Bacon and Cook show off their silver.
AP Photo/Lee Jin-man

“I’m overcome with emotion right now,” Cook told NBC after the win. “I mean, I get to share this experience with one off my best friends ever.”

Imagine winning an Olympic medal with your best friend. ????

What a day for Sarah Bacon & Kassidy Cook! #ParisOlympics

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— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 27, 2024