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Here's what you should know from the seventh day of competition at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games:

• Oksana Masters, Samantha Bosco, and Kate Brim were at the top of their respective para road cycling podiums in the women's time trials for Team USA.
• American Noelle Malkamaki crushed her personal record in women’s shot put F46.
• Noah Malone's silver medal in the men's 100m T12 from Day 3 was upgraded to gold.
• The U.S. women's wheelchair basketball team will advance to the semifinals after a close contest against Great Britain.
• Jessica Long won her first medal at the Paris Paralympics after claiming gold in the women's 400m freestyle S8.
• Team USA earned two more silver medals in para swimming after Morgan Stickney and Christie Raleigh Crossley claimed second in the women's 100m freestyle S7 and women's 100m freestyle S9, respectively. 
• Tatyana McFadden won silver in the women's 100m T54. The seven-time Paralympian now has 21 medals, including eight gold medals. 
• Derek Loccident claimed silver and Jarryd Wallace secured bronze in the men's T64 long jump. It was the first Paralympic medal for Loccident. 

Oksana Masters defended her Tokyo gold medal in the women's H4-5 individual time trial. From 25 seconds down, Masters said she climbed hard up a hill as her team reminded her what she was riding for. She won the race by 6.24 seconds. 

“I knew that it was just going to be really important to make sure when it hurt the most that’s where the race starts,” Masters said after the race. “And that’s what to push through because if I’m hurting there, everyone’s hurting there; and I wanted to capitalize on that moment.”

Masters is excited to celebrate a triumphant first day of her seventh Paralympics. The para cyclist also plans to donate a portion of her prize to “No Child Forgotten,” which aids children impacted by the war in her birth country, Ukraine. 

After winning bronze in Rio and missing Tokyo due to a training crash, Team USA’s Samantha Bosco raced against the clock to gold in the women’s C4 individual time trial.

"My husband encouraged me to do one more bike race before deciding if I wanted to walk away from the sport. My sister in-law made shirts that said 'Sam Strong.' Today, I felt strong. Today, they helped me feel strong," Bosco said on Instagram.

In her Paralympic debut, 26-year-old Kate Brim won gold in the women’s H1-3 time trial.

Team USA's Noelle Malkamaki broke her previous world record with a throw distance of 14.06 meters in the women’s shot put F46. The record cleared her path to gold and a chance to ring the victory bell. It was a meaningful moment, Malkamaki said, after a year of training and coming straight to the Paralympics from her fifth college season.

“I feel like I was able to build a series of throws that I’m really proud of. I’m happy how I was able to make changes and leave it all in the ring today, I’m super excited about this one,” she said.

Before running in the men’s 400m T12 heat, USA’s Noah Malone discovered his 100m T12 silver medal was reallocated to gold because the classification of Turkey’s Serkan Yildirim is under review.

“It’s been a rollercoaster ride; it was tough on me that loss. Then, a few days later, I mean it’s motivation to come out here and get another gold,” he told reporters after he ran the 400m heat. 

Also for Team USA, Tatyana McFadden won silver in the women's 100m T54. The seven-time Paralympian now has 21 medals, including eight gold medals. She is also tied with Bart Dodson for most Paralympic medals in U.S. para track and field history. 

After the women's 100m T54, men's T64 long jump took place. In that event, Americans Derek Loccident claimed silver and Jarryd Wallace secured bronze. It was the first Paralympic medal for Loccident. 

The Americans defeated Great Britain 59-52 in the women’s wheelchair basketball quarterfinals. The game came down to the fourth quarter where the teams fought until the end.

The U.S. started the second half with a 10-point lead, but by the end, Great Britain trailed the U.S. by three, 41-44. During the fourth quarter, Great Britain’s defense became physical and aggressive at times as its offense brought the pressure. The Brits briefly took the lead during that final quarter, but the Americans showed a sense of urgency as they fought back and secured the win.

On a fun note, Courtney Ryan’s father cheered on Team USA dressed as Uncle Sam. The women next play against China in the semifinals on Sept. 6.

The wait is over for Jessica Long.

The six-time Paralympian won her first gold medal at the Paris Paralympics in the women’s 400m freestyle S8 event, defeating Great Britain’s Alice Tai.

Long spend the majority of the race in second place as she managed to conserve her energy to keep within body distance of Tai. But in the final stretch, Long upped her speed and was able to not only pass Tai, but also keep a good distance between herself and the eventual silver medalist.

It wasn’t an easy task for Long to stay within reach of Tai, but she credited her strong mentality in helping her win gold. 

“I just said [to myself] the race isn’t over, put your head down and swim for the little girl who never gives up,” Long said after the event. “Right by my bed I have a picture of my husband and a picture of little Jess winning a gold medal. I won a gold medal when I was 12 and I just remember saying that it’s now or never. I just tried my hardest.”

This marks the 30th Paralympic medal for Long after winning gold 17 times, silver eight times and bronze five times. She first competed at the 2004 Games when she was 12. 

The U.S. also earned another two medals in other para swimming events. Morgan Stickney placed second in the women’s 100m freestyle S7, while Christie Raleigh Crossley also claimed second in the women's 100m freestyle S9.