The semifinals in the women's handball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics are now in the books.
France defeated Sweden in what was the match of the tournament, while Norway took care of Denmark in its semifinal match. Now, France and Norway will contest for the gold medal while Sweden and Denmark will battle for bronze.
Take a look at the full recaps from the semifinal matches below.
Sweden vs. France
France took advantage of an electric atmosphere filled with the home team's supporters to earn a 31-28 win in overtime against Sweden.
The game was within reach in the first half as both teams showed solid displays of defense, but Sweden was able to pull off a two-goal cushion heading into the second half.
Sweden looked the better team heading into the last 15 minutes as it had a four-goal lead when the score was 21-17. However, a superb performance from Tamara Horacek saw her score four goals in the last 12 minutes to give the home side enough points and eventually tie the game at 25-all.
The crowd in the arena was standing on its feet cheering and waving French flags as the 10-minute overtime period kicked off, and the France players appeared to be feeding off of that energy. Horacek added another two goals in OT to spur her team to a 31-28 win, while Sweden was unable to cope with France's attack.
France will play Norway in the gold medal match while Sweden will face Denmark in the bronze medal final.
Norway vs. Denmark
Norway cruised to a 25-21 win against Denmark to advance to the gold medal match.
It was a straightforward match for Norway: Be clinical in the attack and keep things solid in defense. Norway managed to get an 11-8 lead in the first half and used that momentum to keep things steady in the second half. Goalkeeper Katrine Lunde had her best game of the tournament so far with Norway, blocking one penalty and saving 34% of the shots thrown at her. Denmark's Kristina Jorgensen tried to get her team back into the match after scoring four goals in the game, but Norway proved to be too much of a challenge in the end as it converted 63% of its shots.
Norway will play against France in the gold medal match at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 10. On the same day, Denmark will have a chance to win a medal during its bronze medal match against Sweden at 4 a.m. ET.