The U.S. women’s basketball team had to overcome its greatest challenge in 32 years before extending its unprecedented run to eight straight Olympic gold medals. Led by A’ja Wilson, the Americans Sunday came away with another victory at the Paris Games, maybe sweeter than any other during the streak. The eight straight golds broke a tie with the American men’s program that won seven in a row from 1936-68. The women’s victory came less than 24 hours after the U.S. men’s team also beat France in the title game. This was the first time in Olympic history that both gold medal games featured the same two teams. Former Ducks' star Sabrina Ionescu (pictured) helped the team see this historic win through. Read more at the link in our bio. 🏀 📸: Getty Images #olympics #usolympics #womensbasketball #olympicwomensbasketball #sabrinaionescu #oregonstate #womenssports #theoregonian