2024 Paris Olympics

WATCH: Top five Olympics moments from New England athletes so far

New England sent dozens of its best athletes to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and many of them have shined on the field

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The U.S. women’s rugby team beat Australia to make history and win the bronze medal.

Many Olympians competing in Paris this year have ties to New England, and they have showed up and showed out.

Here are the best five moments from the first few days of the competition.

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Gymnastics: Stephen Nedoroscik and Frederick Richard

Everyone's been talking about Stephen Nedoroscik's pommel horse routine that helped the U.S. men's team win bronze on Monday. The Worcester native's event was the last of the team final.

Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik nailed his pommel horse routine to help Team USA win its first men’s team medal since 2008.

Monday's victory was the first time Team USA won a medal in this event since 2008. And another Massachusetts native played a big part in the success.

Frederick Richard, who is from Stoughton, performed in four events: floor, rings, parallel bars and horizontal bars. He finished 15th in the individual men's competition.

Frederick Richard, also known as “Freddy Flips,” finished behind teammate Paul Juda in the men’s all-around final. Here are some highlights from his solid performance.

Rugby: Ilona Maher and Kristi Kirshe

The U.S. women's rugby team beat Australia in a last-minute upset on Tuesday night to claim the bronze medal. Two New Englanders, Ilona Maher and Kristi Kirshe, helped lead the team to victory.

Ilona Maher and Kristi Kirshe helped Team USA make history Tuesday, capturing the country’s first medal in women’s rugby with a win over Australia in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics.

Maher, who is known for her positive videos on social media, shared a heartfelt moment after the win. Similarly, Kirshe said that it was a life-changing moment for all of them.

Swimming: Kieran Smith

Kieran Smith helped Team USA win silver in the men's 4 x 200 meter swim. This is the Ridgefield, Connecticut native's second Olympic Games and second medal after winning bronze in the 400-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics.

Men's basketball: Jrue Holiday, Derrick White and Jayson Tatum

Team USA's basketball team has dominated both games they've played so far. And a quarter of the team plays for the Boston Celtics: Jrue Holiday, Derrick White and Jayson Tatum.

The team won 111-84 against Serbia on Sunday, where Holiday scored 15 points to secure the title, but Tatum didn't log any play time.

Jrue Holiday scores five points and goes 2 of 5 in Team USA's win over South Sudan in men's group play at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Celtics star did make it out on the court Tuesday when the team won 103-86 against South Sudan but we saw more from his teammates -- White scored 10 points and Holiday scored five.

Derrick White scores 10 points and goes 3 for 3 in Team USA's win over South Sudan in men's group play at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Women's basketball: Diana Tausari, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier and Alyssa Thomas

Additionally, a quarter of the women's team has ties to Connecticut. Diana Tausari, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier are UConn alumni and Alyssa Thomas currently plays for the Connecticut Sun.

They secured a win against Japan on Monday with a score of 102-76, where Stewart led the team to victory. She scored 22 points and had eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks.

Breanna Stewart went 11/15 on field goals against Japan and racked up 8 rebounds in the 102-76 win.

They will play Belgium Thursday afternoon.

Fencing: Lauren Scruggs

Harvard fencer Lauren Scruggs had a history-making moment during fencing foil individual finals, winning a silver medal when she lost to teammate  Lee Kiefer in the final. She was the first New England athlete to earn some hardware in Paris.

Harvard University fencer Lauren Scruggs had an incredible Olympic debut in Paris, taking the silver medal in the women's foil to make history as the first Black fencer to win an Olympic medal in an individual women's event for the United States. Follow NBC10 Boston: https://instagram.com/nbc10boston https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston
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