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| Mamie Fernandez |
PARIS — Team USA's freestyle BMX riders are poised to help extend the United States' lead in the overall medal count after a stellar showing in qualifying Tuesday at the La Concorde Olympic venue. Both men, Marcus Christopher and Justin Dowell, and both women, Hannah Roberts and Perris Benegas, not only qualified for Wednesday's finals, but all four will be seeded fourth or higher among nine competitors in each division.
Roberts will be the No. 1 seed in the women's competition after posting an average score of 91.45. Benegas will be seeded fourth. For the men, Christopher took the No. 2 seed and Dowell the No. 4 seed. Medal rides for the women will begin at 1:10 p.m. Paris time, followed by the men at 2:44 p.m.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the United States led all countries in medals with 20, four more than host-country France (16). – Chase Goodbread
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