The world's top athletes put on quite a show as fans around the world watched the first week of the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo. The world's top sports photographers were there to capture all the action as it unfolded. Take a look through some of the most thrilling moments from Team USA during week one, in pictures.
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The US Women's Hockey team are perennial favorites to win a gold medal at the Olympics. That’s in part thanks to retired American forward Julie Chu. This week on Disrupted, a conversation with Julie on breaking barriers and competing for gold at the Winter Games.
Madison’s Zachary Donohue won a bronze medal in Olympic ice dancing Monday. He and partner Madison Hubbell had a score of 130.89, placing them third in the free dance.
A crash earlier in the week put her out of contention. Still, Suffield's Emily Sweeney was able to put her best run of the competition together the day after.