team usa's kristin faulkner didn't even try cycling until seven years ago.poke with faulkner about her remarkable run. >> reporter: at an age when many olympic athletes are considering retirement, kristin faulkner instead found her passion. it seems to be a moral of this story for other people that it's never too late to pursue your dreams. am i making this up? >> yeah, definitely. i was in my 20s when i discovered cycling, and i was in my late 20s when i became a professional cyclist and in my 30s at the olympics. if you are passion in the about something and willing to work hard and take feedback and learn quickly, it's never too late to start anything. >> reporter: we introduced you to the homer, alaska native a few days ago. she first tried cycling as a hobby when she was living in new york city, working in finance. is this how you saw the movie playing out, you with two gold medals at the end? >> absolutely not. it was something i dreamed about, but i never anticipated two medals and two golds. >> she is about to offer the upset of a lifetime. >> report

team usa wink its first-ever gold, the second games for kristin faulkner who shocked everyone by winningy's road race. and in basketball, the u.s. beating nigeria and advancing to the semis. while the venue used for 3 x 3 basketball being made over. breaking, there's going to be a deejay booth, a circular stage and break dancers from all over the world. breaking will make its much-anticipated olympic debut on friday. tom llamas, paris. >>> still to come, the president of the five timers club is not accepting the nomination for vice president. find out why steve martin turned down the chance to play vp isndidate on snl right aer ft ft th. (♪♪) (♪♪) [baby crying] (♪♪) (♪♪) [cheerful screams] (♪♪) (♪♪) [giggling] (♪♪) (♪♪) [baby crying] this is not just a pharmacist. you could try this. yeah? this is another woman who gets it. (♪♪) i won, bro. i can't wait to see how you make out as an equipment manager. lysol laundry sanitizer? it says here it kills 99.9% of odor-causing bacteria in laundry everything smells so fresh. if you're frustrated with occasional bloating... [stomach noises] or gas

kristin faulkner who lives in san francisco, she wasn't supposed to be in the contest. there as a replacement. what a story and then to win it all. >> reporter: i think you should take credit for her. she's come late to the cycling universe. she started when she was at harvard post school and moves to new york, starts then and now has become competitive in san francisco. she's 31 years old. she was an alternate on the team. it's rare that the alternates get called but one of the other racers wanted to instead focus their attention to the triathlon. she got called and goodness aren't we glad? this hasn't been done since 1984 in los angeles. i will assume we will see her again in 2028. >> i have a 12-year-old daughter and i feel the emerging theme is girl power. the women are amazing. let's talk the about women's basketball team. they continue to tear it off and face off against germany. it didn't look great in the first quarter but they held their composer and beat them 87-68. >> i have to tell you, we were at team usa house where we interview a number of athletes. my ph

. >> kristin faulkner bringing home the gold medal for the united states in the women's road race.at 98 mile race in paris nearly a minute before the second and 3rd place finisher. she is the first american in 40 years to win a medal in this event, she st started biking. a couple of years ago. this was in 2017. she started to do this and next she's aiming for a second medal for team usa in teen pursuit that begins tomorrow. other sports now we have some congrats for running back. christian mccaffrey from the forty-niners taking 3rd place on the nfl's top 100 list beating out kansas city chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes mahomes was ranked the top player on last year's list. there were 9 forty-niners players representing that red and gold here, including trent williams, george kittle brock purdy deebo samuel and dray greenlaw. so mark your calendars talk about football now there is that super bowl rematch against the chiefs being held on october. 20th at levi stadium. kron four's your home for the raiders preseason. make sure you tune in with us this month as the raiders take on th

also san francisco resident kristin faulkner bringing home the gold medal for the united states in theomen's road race. she finished the 98 mile race in paris nearly a minute before the second and 3rd place finishers. she is now the first american in 40 years to win a medal in this event, faulkner started biking in 2017 and next she's aiming for a second medal for team usa in the team. pursuit that starts tomorrow. and some surf's up here for very talented group of dogs about 2 dozen. dogs from various different breeds. all competing here in the world dog surfing championships over the weekend in pacifica. this happened off the shores of linda mar beach. we have several winters. well, there's delilah from the small dog category. that's a spaniel sugar and the medium dog. and there was a tie between 2 dogs there, a tsunami suki unable surfing dog for the large dog category. and it was just a lot of fun and super cute. and we just show you this video once again right here on kron 4 today. coming up here at 3 o'clock, kamala harris is ready to make her vp pick. we're going to live to dc s

san francisco resident kristin faulkner bringing home the gold medal for the united states in the women'sce. she finished that 98 mile race in paris. nearly a minute before the second and 3rd place finishers. she is the first american in 40 years to win a medal in this event. and she just started to bike. she's picked up a bike learn this in 2017. so next, she's aiming for a second medal for team usa in teen pursuit. and that starts tomorrow. if that's not motivations are biking out. what is our next at noon? surf's up. >> we're going to take a look at the highlights from a dog surfing competition. all right. out. we have some breathtaking new photos capturing a spiral galaxy more than 100 million light years away. >> this is the constellation leo minor. these new photos were taken by the hubble space telescope and this galaxy showcases a beautiful swirl of gas and dust and has blight bright blue areas in it, which indicates regions of new star formations. and before we sign off here, we've got to show you the cutest video of the day. this is some surfing out of some very talented dogs, a

in the team competition, cyclist kristin faulkner earned her second medal of the paris games as she andr american women rode to the first ever u.s. victory in team pursuit. in a return to the artistic swimming competition for the first time since 2008, and after three spectacular routines over three days, the u.s. team was back on the podium for the first time since 2004, taking silver for its third ever olympic medal in the event. and the u.s. women's basketball team extended its olympic streak to 59 games yesterday. 59 straight wins. they beat nigeria, 88-74, to advance to the semifinals. now, just two victories away from a historic eighth straight gold medal. the united states remains atop the olympic field in all medal categories. a sizable lead in total medals. our margin, though, for the gold, just two right now over china. let's now bring in willie geist live from paris. willie, i thought i was hoping to see you participate in the artistic swimming competition. maybe in los angeles four years from now. but it is sad that the olympics are, frankly, starting to wind down, but still