PARIS — Park City, Utah's Haley Batten had a big Olympic weekend as she took silver in mountain biking. The medal is the best ever finish for any American in this event.
Batten had to overcome a flat tire on the fourth lap to battle back to the front. On Sunday, she spoke to NBC about the gravity of winning a medal in the Olympics.
"It hasn't been until... I watched... a couple of pieces of video from that race where I got to relive a little bit of what those emotions were like and seeing this medal on my table this morning, when I'm like 'wow, I did this,... this is real, I get to keep this forever'... it is unbelievable but I've also believed in this for a long time, so, to make it happen is really magical," said Batten.
Earlier this month, News5's Bill Folsom spoke to Batten, who was training in Colorado Springs.
Team USA women's cycling athletes train in Colorado Springs
French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot won gold after dominating the event with ease. Savilia Blunk, the other American contender in Saturday's race finished 12th.
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