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Adrienne broaddus, cnn, sturgis, south dakota. the last of this year's olympic competitions are now history and the closing ceremoniy is just under two hours away. a flurry of gold medals on the final day helped push team usa to the top of the standings. coy wire, the women's basketball team dunking on the competition. >> slam dunk. half of this year's team wasn't born the last time they lost an olympic game, august of 1992. the win streak at 55 after a comfortable win over japan. brittney griner, 30 points the most ever in a gold medal game.