France and Australia Claim Gold

The most exhilarating BMX race wowed the crowd under the French roof, and Gold was on the line for two of the 16 racers lined up across the Olympic Final's gate. With dominating gates throughout the two days of racing, the racers on top of the 2024 Olympic Podiums entered Paris as favorites and left the venue as BMX legends.

Men's Olympic Final

The man who's won almost everything completed his trophy case with GOLD. Starting the Olympic final in gate one, Joris Daudet hit the holeshot out of the first turn and used the French crowd's atmosphere to charge to the finish line as the newest Men's Olympic Champion. The celebration began, and as Joris turned around to greet the French fans, he found his French Connection teammates with three French flags over the finish line reading 1-2-3.

A full podium sweep brought the Frenchman back onto the track to celebrate what can only be described as a goose-bump-inducing moment. After four Olympic Games and 14 years of chasing his Golden Dream, Joris Daudet is officially a Gold Medalist in BMX Racing, and he did it with his teammates, Sylvain Andre and Romain Mahieu!

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Women's Olympic Final

Undefeated through the qualifying rounds and facing seven fast and hungry Women of BMX, Saya Sakakibara was determined to finish on top. Chasing down the kink with clean air around her, Sakakibara led the race from the first straight and didn't back down until she met her fan club at the end of the finish line run corral.

From almost leaving the sport entirely to winning Olympic Gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Saya Sakakibara will be forever remembered as the Aussie who, through it all, kept her eyes on claiming the Olympic dream.