Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas reflects on wearing the American flag after big win

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Gabby Thomas helped get the U.S. back into the gold medal lead over China at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. She stunned in the women’s 200-meter final, finishing first with a 21.83, defeating St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred and U.S. teammate Brittany Brown. 

After crossing the finish line and realizing she had won her first ever Olympic gold, it was all about the American flag. 

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Gabrielle Thomas celebrates winning the women's 200m final. (Jewel Samad/AFP)

"There is nothing like getting that flag after you cross the line and you see the coach right there with it and everybody’s going crazy and America’s watching, it’s just such an amazing moment," Thomas said in a video interview with local Atlanta station 11 Alive. 

The sight of the American flag was one of the few things that Thomas even allowed her mind to acknowledge after completing the sprint, she said in an interview with Vogue. 

"I was so focused and tunnel-visioned on what I was doing, I blocked out everything else. And just coming back into reality, seeing the photographers everywhere, getting the flag – yes, it was disorienting!" Thomas said. 

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Gold medalist Gabrielle Thomas celebrates by ringing the bell after winning the women's 200m final at the Paris Olympics. (Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Thomas had the flag draped around her shoulders as she rang the Olympic bell on Tuesday. 

"It was incredible, it was so much fun, and it really just drove it home that I have an Olympic gold right now," Thomas told reporters of