The United States women’s basketball team held on to defeat France in the gold medal game on Sunday to close out the Paris Olympics, 67-66.

A’ja Wilson led the way with 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.

Kahleah Copper strong drive put the U.S. up three with 1:22 left and the Americans were able to make enough stops to keep France from getting over the deficit.

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Kelsey Plum sank two free throws to put the U.S. up four points. But Gabby Williams made a 3-pointer to cut France’s deficit to one point. After two Copper free throws, Williams had one more chance to get up a shot. She made it, but she was on the line and it only counted as two points.

France played the U.S. extremely tough all game long. The matchup was tied 25-25 at halftime as it appeared France was getting ready to shock the world.

The French led by 10 points as Marieme Badiane made a free throw with 7:23 left in the third quarter. But the U.S. staged a massive comeback led by Plum and Wilson.

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The U.S. climbed back into the game and led by two points at the end of the third quarter.

Plum and Copper each had 12 points off the bench.

Williams led France with 19 points.

The gold marks the eighth consecutive gold medal for the United States women’s basketball team. The U.S. national team now has a 61-game winning streak.

The medal win also marked the 40th gold medal for the U.S. at the Paris Olympics. 

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Katie Couric accused her former employer of being "out of touch" on Sunday after "CBS Evening News" announced it would be replacing host Norah O'Donnell with two male anchors, which she argued was "odd."

"It was more than a little disappointing to read that Ms. O’Donnell would be replaced by two men, John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois," Couric wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times, noting that she respected both Dickerson and DuBois. "The two people who will be greeting Americans watching evening newscasts will be men."

O'Donnell announced in July that she would be stepping down from her position as lead anchor on "CBS Evening News" to move to a different role at CBS. Couric also previously held the lead anchor position at "CBS Evening News," and left the network in 2011.

"It’s odd and more than a little out of touch that even while CBS has announced a restructuring that introduces an additional layer of women executives, the leading editorial decision makers will mostly be men," Couric continued. 

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She argued that Vice President Harris' presidential campaign demanded a diverse group of reporters. 

"We’re also in the midst of a campaign that could result in the election of the first woman president, and first woman of color as president. It’s a potentially historic story — one that needs a diverse group of journalists covering it," Couric wrote. 

CBS News announced that "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan would also be providing regular reporting for the program from Washington, D.C. 

Couric argued it was even more disappointing that the people behind the scenes at "CBS Evening News" are "three White men: Bill Owens, Guy Campanile and Jerry Cipriano."

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She praised Cipriano, who she said was her "right-hand writer," while she worked at the network, but lamented "male writers occasionally have blind spots." 

"While I was at CBS, I read copy written by one of my male colleagues describing Hillary Clinton in a way that struck me as subtly sexist. I asked my team, ‘Would you describe a male candidate this way?’ We rewrote it," Couric said.

"'CBS Evening News' has been in third place for decades. While I couldn’t move the needle during my time as anchor, I had hoped to open minds," Couric concluded. "Traditional broadcast news may be waning, but more than half of the viewing population should still demand more from the industry. Until then, once again, nightly network newscasts are the purview of a few good men."

CBS News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.