Updated Jul 28, 2024 - Sports

In photos: U.S. wins most Olympic medals in Paris Games' first weekend

Rebecca Falconer

Gold Medalist Torri Huske (L) and Silver Medalist Gretchen Walsh (R) of Team United States pose following the Swimming medal ceremony after the Women’s 100m Butterfly Final on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 28, 2024 in Nanterre, France. — Gold medalist Torri Huske (left) and silver medalist Gretchen Walsh, of Team USA, following the swimming medal ceremony after the Women's 100m Butterfly Final on day two of the 2024 Olympic Games in Nanterre, France. Photo: Sarah Stier/Getty Images

The Paris Olympic Games' first weekend finished with the U.S winning more medals than any other team, and it's the only nation so far with a medal haul in the double digits.

By the numbers: Team USA had 12 medals by the end of day two of the Olympics Sunday, picking up two golds in swimming and one in fencing. France has won the second most so far (eight medals, including three gold), followed by Japan (seven medals, including four gold).

Lauren Scruggs with an Olympic silver medal and U.S. fencing teammate Lee Kiefer with a gold medal and Canada's Eleanor Harvey with a bronze medal after the Women's Foil individual on day two of the Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 28. — Left to right: Lauren Scruggs with an Olympic silver medal and U.S. fencing teammate Lee Kiefer with a gold medal and Canada's Eleanor Harvey with a bronze medal after the Women's Foil individual on July 28. Photo: Agency/Getty Images

Haley Batten of Team United States celebrates winning silver as she crosses the finish line during the Women’s Cross-Country Cycling Mountain Bike Gold Medal race on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Elancourt Hill on July 28, 2024 in Elancourt, France. — Team USA's Haley Batten crosses the finish line at the Women's Olympic Cross-Country Cycling Mountain Bike race in Elancourt, France, on July 28. Officials fined her 500 Swiss francs (approximately$565) for "[f]ailure to respect the instructions of the race organization or commissaires (using the pit lane without feeding or heaving technical assistance)," per Cycling News. Her finish was not disputed and she was awarded silver. Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images

Nic Fink, of Team USA, who won silver, congratulates Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi after for winning gold in the Men's 100m Breaststroke Final on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 28, 2024 in Nanterre, France. — Nic Fink (right), of Team USA, who won Olympic silver, congratulates Italy's Nicolò Martinenghi for winning gold in the Men's 100m Breaststroke Final on July 28 in Nanterre, France. Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Carson Foster of Team United States competes in the Men’s 400m Individual Medley Heats on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 28, 2024 in Nanterre, France. — Carson Foster, of Team USA, competing in the Men's 400m Individual Medley on July 28 in Nanterre, France, ahead of grabbing bronze in the event — his first medal of the 2024 Olympics. Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images

Caeleb Dressel and Jack Alexy of Team United States celebrate after winning gold in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France. — Caeleb Dressel and Jack Alexy of Team USA celebrate after winning gold in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final on day one of the Paris Olympic Games on July 27 in Nanterre, France. Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images

Team USA celebrate with their silver medals after finishing second in the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final at the Paris La Defense Arena on the first day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France. Picture date: Saturday July 27, 2024. — Team USA celebrates with their silver Olympic medals after finishing second in the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final on July 27. Photo: John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images

Katie Ledecky of Team United States and Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia celebrate after winning bronze and gold in the Women's 400m Freestyle Final on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France. — Katie Ledecky of Team USA (right) hugs Austarlia's Ariarne Titmus after they won Olympic bronze and gold, respectively, in the Women's 400m Freestyle Final on July 27 in Nanterre, France. Four of the six Olympic medals Australia had won by July 28 were gold. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

A screenshot of a photo tweet by Team USA of divers Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook in front of Paris' Eiffel Tower, with the caption: "“Cook’N Bacon” serve up Team USA’s first medal of the 2024 Olympics 🍳🥓🥈" — U.S. divers Kassidy Cook (left) and Sarah Bacon with their silver medals, the first ones Team USA won of the Paris Olympics. Photo: Team USA/Twitter

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Editor's note: This article has been updated with more photos and further details from the events.

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