PARIS — With the Eiffel Tower behind her and the sun shining at the Paris Olympics, Kristen Faulkner stood atop the podium with her hand on her heart as the American national anthem played.

San Francisco resident and Team USA’s Kristen Faulkner won gold in the women’s cycling road race after finishing 58 seconds ahead at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

Kristen Faulkner timed her attack to perfection to win the women’s road race at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, becoming the first American rider in 40 years to win a medal in the event.. The 158 ...

PARIS — As their way of celebrating U.S. cyclist Kristen Faulkner, the unexpected winner of the women’s road race, the Parisian organizers queued up the Beach Boys. Probably because, in the ...

Kristen Faulkner timed her attack to perfection to win the women's road race at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, becoming the first American rider in 40 years to win a medal in the event.Related ...

American Kristen Faulkner won the gold medal in the women’s cycling road race, becoming the first American woman to win gold in the event since 1984. It was the first Olympic Games for Faulkner ...

Kristen Faulkner, of the United States, crosses the finish line to win the women's road cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. Credit: AP/Thibault Camus ...

US’ Kristen Faulkner celebrates her victory with a US flag in front of the Eiffel Tower after winning the women’s cycling road race during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 4, 2024.

Kristen Faulkner timed her attack to perfection to win the women's road race at the Paris Olympics. Kristen Faulkner timed her attack to perfection to win the women's road race at the Paris Olympics.

Kristen Faulkner, of the United States, winner of the gold medal of the women's road cycling event, attends the podium ceremony, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France ...

Kristen Faulkner timed her attack to perfection to win the women's road race at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, becoming the first American rider in 40 years to win a medal in the event.Related ...