The first full day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has come to a close, and many medals were handed out on Saturday to various countries to kick things off.

As expected, the United States is at the top of pack, collecting five Olympic medals across several competitions. They share the lead spot with Australia, though the Aussies own more gold medals, tallying three to the States’ lone gold.

In total, the United States won one gold, two silver and two bronze medals to kick off their Olympics. Let’s take a look at each victory:

GOLD: MEN’S 4X100-METER FREESTYLE RELAY       

Chris Guiliano, Jack Alexy, Hunter Armstrong, and the veteran Caeleb Dressel as the anchor leg blew past their competition to secure the first Olympic gold for the U.S. in these Games.

Thanks to a fantastic third leg by Armstrong, Dressel dove into the water needing to just keep pace to collect his eighth career Olympic gold, and he did just that as he finished two seconds over the Australians, who won silver. Italy came in third for bronze, edging out China – another U.S. rival in Paris.

SILVER: WOMEN’S 4X100-METER FREESTYLE RELAY

The Australians won gold for the fourth straight Olympics in this event, but Simone Manuel made sure that the United States had silver around their necks, as she finished strong at 3:30.20, while China took bronze.

SILVER: WOMEN’S SYNCHRONIZED 3M SPRINGBOARD

The first United States medal of the Paris Olympics goes to divers Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon, as the long-time friends and teammates finished just behind China to get the medals started for their country.

Cook and Bacon have known each other since they were eight years old, and that connection bode well for their trip to the podium.

BRONZE: KATIE LEDECKY CLOSER TO HISTORY

It wasn’t the 27-year-old Ledecky’s best in the women’s 400-meter freestyle, but she still managed to collect a bronze medal to add to her illustrious career resume.

After finished 4:00.86 in the event – Australia’s Ariarne Titmus finished at 3:57.49 to secure gold for the second straight Olympics – Ledecky saw the 11th Olympic medal of her career around her neck.

Ledecky will be competing in more events throughout the Olympics, and the current record for most medals by a women’s swimmer is 12.

BRONZE: CHLOE DYGERT RECOVERS FROM CRASH

During the women’s individual time trial in cycling, Dygert was battling some rough downpours throughout the Paris streets as she raced.

At one point, Dygert took a hard fall on the road, but she managed to get back on her bike and finish strong. She was highly emotional after the race after dealing with several health conditions for years prior to competing in Paris, including various leg ailments.

“I’m just thankful that I’m here, you know?” Dygert said. “It’s been a long road with my leg… and I’m just really grateful to cross the finish line.”