Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action, including the gold medal men’s basketball game between the U.S. and France. MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Forty years after winning gold in Los Angeles, Connie Carpenter-Phinney watched in nervous anticipation — praying, pleading, holding her breath in hope — that Kristen Faulkner could hold on in the road race at the Paris Olympics.When she did, completing an audacious ride amid the shadows of the Eiffel Tower, Carpenter-Phinney was no longer alone.She was no longer the first, and last, woman to win a road cycling gold medal for the United States.“It was a beautiful finish,” Carpenter-Phinney told The Associated Press, “and I’m proud to have this company in this small and very special category of women Olympic road race champions.”It was a monumental upset, given that Faulkner wasn’t even supposed to race Sunday.The Americans only qualified two spots in the women’s road race for Paris. Chloe Dygert automatically...
