That it was gold medal good in her first Olympics was the surprise result still to come. I was already over the moon that I had won a medal," Funk said. Funk’s clean run of 105.50 seconds had snatched the lead from Spain’s defending gold medal champion Maialen Chourraut. She shrugged that off well enough that her time splits were still well ahead of Funk late in the course. She clutched her hands in her face after crossing the finish line, knowing she had lost the gold medal.

Source: Fox News July 27, 2021 15:11 UTC