Park City’s Haley Batten won an Olympic silver medal in women’s cross-country mountain biking on Sunday in Elancourt, France, claiming the first medal for a Utahn in the 2024 Paris Summer Games.
Pauline Ferrand Prevot, of France, won the race of just under 20 miles in 1 hour, 26 minutes, 2 seconds — 2 minutes, 57 seconds ahead of Batten. Jenny Rissveds, of Sweden, placed third.
Haley Batten, of United States, competes in the women's mountain bike cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Elancourt, France. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
The 25-year-old Batten overcame a flat tire (fortunately near U.S. mechanics) and charged in the second half of the race to take the silver medal.