USA artistic swimming moonwalk to silver medal at Paris Olympics
by Guardian sport and Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6PT7Y)
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China took gold in the artistic swimming team event on Wednesday night at the Paris Olympics, with the United States getting silver and Spain taking bronze.
The medal ended a 14-year drought for the US in the event, formerly known as synchronized swimming, with the team picking up their first medal since the 2004 Games in Athens.
China dominated in the absence of Russia, which had won every gold medal in artistic beginning with the 2000 Sydney Games. China finished with 996.1389 points, ahead of the Americans' 914.3421 and Spain's 900.7319.