Meghan Musnicki, Olivia Coffey, and the U.S. women’s 8 rowing team narrowly missed medaling in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The crew finished fourth with a time of 6:01.73, just two seconds behind bronze medalists Great Britain. Romania took gold, followed by Canada, at the Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.
Musnicki, a 41-year-old Naples native and two-time Olympic gold medalist, made history as the oldest American woman to row at the Olympics. Despite falling short of tying Elle Logan’s record for the most gold medals in women’s 8, Musnicki’s determination remained unwavering.
Olivia Coffey of Burdett also competed in her second Olympics, building on her fourth-place finish with Musnicki at the 2021 Tokyo Games. Other New Yorkers have found success in Paris, with Kate Douglass and Nick Mead both winning gold medals in swimming and men’s rowing, respectively.
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