Gabby Thomas of Team USA

As fellow Broad Morgan pointed out in the chat this past week, it felt like track and field had been cast by the CW, so GORGEOUS was everyone. Gorgeous but ALSO SO FAST. Gabby, in particular, looks SO RELAXED while she's blowing everyone away.

Sha'Carri Richardson of Team USA

This photo is SO great and it was every better in motion. Sha'Carri was seriously like, "hmmph. I can beat you," and just kicked into the next gear. I laughed out loud. I love her. (Team GB still took silver!)

Mondo Duplantis of Sweden

EVERY time someone did the pole vault, I announced to the room that it was CRAZY and I stand by it.

Mondo Duplantis (R) of Team Sweden and Sam Kendricks (L) of Team USA

WHOLESOME. All the male pole vaulters seemed to love each other; the Greek athlete who came in third bandaged Mondo's hand when it hurt himself.

Kenny Bednarek of Team USA

Kung Fu Kenny had a great Olympics, all things considered. (The disaster of the 4x100 relay notwithstanding. I hope he didn't get an angry call from Carl Lewis.)

HAMMER THROW! Medalists

Here, we've got, per Informative Caption, "Gold medal winner Camryn Rogers (C) of Canada, silver medal winner Annette Nneka Echikunwoke (L) of United States, and Jie Zhao (R) of China," our hammer throw medalists. They're so happy and so strong and so cute! I'd watch a buddy comedy where these three go on the road and get into shenanigans, romantic and otherwise. This is America's first ever medal in hammer throw for a woman, I believe.

Aaron Brown of Canada and Andre De Grasse of Canada

This is a great photo. TRACK LOVE. CELEBRATE YOUR VICTORY WITH HUGS AND SUNGLASSES.

10,000m finish line

This is: Berihu Aregawi of Team Ethiopia, Grant Fisher of Team United States, Joshua Cheptegei of Team Uganda and Mohammed Ahmed of Team Canada at the finish line of the Men's 10,000m, during which my husband and I both screamed GOOOOOOO at Grant Fisher, who NAILED that bronze medal position. Berihu Aregawi next to him did get silver by TWO TENTHS of a second. His face is like, "SHEESH where did this guy come from?!"

1500m Finish

Twas also thrilling to see Yared Nuguse and Cole Hocker of Team United States shock EVERYONE by finishing 3rd and 1st (!) in the 1500 after the whole thing had been dominated by trash-talking from Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen toward one another.

Ryan Crouser of Team United States

HELL YEAH SHOT-PUT!

Winfred Yavi of Bahrain

She won the steeplechase and not to belabor a phrase but seriously put this in the Louvre.

Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final

This is really one of those Pictures Say a Thousand Words photos: This is Soufiane El Bakkali of Team Morocco winning his second gold medal in the steeplechase, as American Kenneth Rooks shocked everyone to get the silver. American long distance runners NAILED IT this Olympics, it was fun!

Rai Benjamin of USA

Give it up for Rai Benjamin! He took gold in both the 400m hurdles AND the 4x400m relay.

Fred Kerley

I'll also give it up for Big Fred Kerley for taking a thrilling bronze in the 100m!

Gold medalist Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Silver medalist Nicola Olyslagers

"Hahahahahah we are the gold and silver high jump medalists and ALSO we are very pretty!!"

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo

As Informative Caption tells us, "Botswana's Letsile Tebogo crosses the finish line to win ahead of US's Kenneth Bednarek and Liberia's Joseph Fahnbulleh in the men's 200m final." This was a crazy race -- Tebogo is a GREAT sprinter, but I think we all thought Noah Lyles had this in the can. This was before we found out that what Noah Lyles had was Covid. Having said that: Winning a bronze medal while ACTIVELY HAVING COVID is also a physical achievement.

Katie Moon of United States

She took silver here and also this is INSANE slash also really looks fun? I wish I was young enough to fling myself over poles again.

Valarie Allman of Team United States

Hell yeah discus throw gold medalist!!!!!!!

Grant Holloway of USA

Grant Holloway took gold in the Men's 110m Hurdles and it was exciting! Fun fact: The bell that the winners got to ring, seen here, is going to be hung in Notre Dame. Isn't that cool???

Noah Lyles of Team United States

This is such a great picture of Noah Lyles getting his gold in the 100m dash -- literally one of the most thrilling finishes to any race I've EVER seen.

Noah Lyles of Team United States

He's also got real hops.

Workness Mesele and Tsige Duguma of Team Ethiopia

HUGS. (Tsige Duguma took silver in the 800m.)

Masai Russell of Team USA

She's waiting here to see who won the 100m hurdles. Spoiler: SHE DID.

France's Cyrena Samba-Mayela and Masai Russell

Here she is, hugging the silver medallist, France's Cyrena Samba-Mayela. They were SO close there at the end.

Rai Benjamin and Bryce Deadmon

This is a baton exchange in the 4 x 400m relay, AKA the one the men did not mess up. (The 400m relay exchange IS somewhat easier because you don't have to be BLASTING into each other at full speed but the women did not have this issue.)

Faith Kipyegon of Team Kenya

Here, Faith Kipyegon is winning the women's 1500m for THE THIRD STRAIGHT OLYMPICS. What an absolute queen.

Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi

Ladies and gentleman, your javelin throw gold medalist! And her delightful two different colored shoes.

Vernon Norwood of USA

THIS MAN WAS FOCUSED (and indeed took gold in this relay). I always think of Vernon Norwood as being a very old man but he's only 32. (He just seemed like he's been with us forever....and also 32 is kinda old for a sprinter.)

Quincy Hall of Team United States

Well, yeah, what else do you do after you win the men's 400m????

Tara Davis-Woodhall of Team United States

AMAZING.

Tara Davis-Woodhall of Team United States

I just realized I downloaded two photos of her winning the long jump but they're such great photos!!

Jasmine Moore (R) of Team United States and Tara Davis-Woodhall of Team United States

Our long jump heroines! I love it.

Tara Davis-Woodhall of Team United States husband Hunter Woodhall

Her husband is an athlete who will be competing in the Paralympics soon. Needless to say: Inject this photo into my veins.

Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy

This man was COMPETING WITH AN ACTIVE KIDNEY STONE. He also lost his wedding ring in the Seine. He's also handsome. He had a big week! (He did not do well HE HAS AN ACTIVE KIDNEY STONE and was vomiting blood.) (It's okay, he has a gold medal. You may remember him from last time, when he and Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim decided to share the gold. (The men were given the option to do that this year as well; the American who was tied for first at the time said no, and he ended up taking silver.)

Letsile Tebogo from Botswana and Kenny Bednarek

Your gold and silver medalists in the 200m. I love this photo. Kenny is so happy for Letsile! (Botswana had a very good Olympics on the field.)

Noah Lyles of Team United States

This man is FAST and ALSO has cool hair and a great manicure. (I find Noah's preternatural confidence entertaining and generally think he's great. I hope he's feeling better.)

Anna Hall

Anna Hall was DEVASTATED after she came in 5th in the heptathlon, but 5th is a huge accomplishment, and she's only 23!!

Grant Holloway of USA

What a photo!

Grant Holloway of Team United States

"Hey, mom? I just won the hurdles!!" Fun fact: Grant Holloway's dad, who was in the stadium with his mother, looks JUST like him and is so youthful looking that I truly thought he was his brother.

Chari Hawkins of Team United States

I just thought this photo -- of the heptathlon javelin -- was amazing.

Athletics - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 15

Let's have Informative Caption take it away: "Gold medalists and new Olympic record holders Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benjamin of Team United States pose for a photo in front of the scoreboard following the Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final." This race was FUN,

Rai Benjamin of USA

He's LEVITATING!

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States

Excuse me. We haven't even discussed how amazing Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is! She DEMOLISHED those hurdles as easily as I demolish a bag of Doritos.

Sha'Carri Richardson, Twanisha Terry, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson of Team United States

Fabulous. I love TT Terry's pigtails and legwarmers look, and I also loved how Melissa Jefferson always had such a serious game face on, but ALSO a very cute bow. Women contain multitudes!

Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas and Alexis Holmes of Team United States

HUGS!!!!!! You're all perfect.

A Standing Ovation to the Track and Field Athletes of the 2024 Paris Olympics!

They are extremely talented (and also very fit).