Gia Pergolini Makes History with Gold at Paris 2024 Paralympics

hey everyone welcome back to the channel where we dive into the most exciting moments from the World of Sports tonight we're diving into the pool at the Paris 2024 Paro Olympic games where history was made on the second night of swimming events Gia perolini a name you need to know just secured the first gold medal for Team USA in the women's 10 meter backstroke s13 and she did it in style perolini just 20 years old dominated the competition with a time of 10493 nearly breaking her own world record but that's not all she's now the first US woman to win back-to-back golds in the same discipline and classification what a phenomenal achievement perolini joked afterward thank God nobody told me that before the race she might have felt the pressure but her support team kept her grounded and confident and it showed in her performance perini's race strategy was all about starting strong she led the field in the first 50 m building a massive lead that she held on to despite a slight slowdown in the final stretch she admitted that finishing is her weak point but her blazing start more than made up for it as she said I always die in the last 15 meters I just pray that it will be over soon but that strategy has worked for her in Tokyo and it worked here in Paris perolini wasn't just swimming for herself she had her good friend and teammate Grace ner by her side Grace who won her first paralympic medal on night one was right there with Gia in the ready room helping her stay relaxed Before the Race Gia even credits Grace for helping her achieve this incredible Victory and can we talk about her style Gia brought her own unique energy to the pool dancing her way through athlete introductions and just enjoying the moment that's the kind of confidence and joy we love to see in athletes perini's gold medal win is just the beginning for Team USA at these paralympic games with her determination talent and that infectious energy she's sure to inspire many more incredible performances stay tuned as we continue to cover all the historic moments from Paris 2024 don't forget to like subscribe subcribe and hit that notification Bell so you never miss an update see you in the next one

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