After taking home gold three Olympics in a row, Team USA came up short in the women's eight rowing finals Thursday night.
Driving the news: The U.S. women's team came in fourth. They were bested by Canada, which won gold for the first time in 29 years, while New Zealand claimed silver and China took bronze.
- The U.S. team won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Games, the 2012 London Games, and the 2008 Beijing Games.
- But the team has at times struggled since the Rio Games, losing the World Championships in 2017 and 2019, per NBC New York.