USA continues to enjoy a comfortable lead in the Olympics medal tally with nine more medals that China including two gold medals and seven bronze.
Thursday, August 9, Medal Haul-Ins
A day earlier, USA was still trailing China in the count but important victories in Women's Soccer and Women's Water Polo lifted the red, white and blue-flagged-nation past the Chinese for total gold medals while three silver medals and one bronze medal helped it overcome the total overall medals count as well.
For China, Thursday did not result as favorable compared to the Americans but they were able to snatch a gold in diving, and two silvers in boxing and taekwondo.
Friday, August 10, Medal Haul-Ins
By 12:00 p.m. EDT Friday, China had secured one more silver in Synchronized Swimming (lost to Russia) to come in 9 medals away from USA who by then had not scooped up any medals for the day.
Friday Medal Predictions
China will earn:
1 Bronze in Hammer Throw
USA will earn:
3 Gold in Men's 4x400m Relay Women's 4x100, relay, Men's 74kg Wrestling,
1 Silver in Pole Vault
Final Medals Count Through Friday
USA: 42 Gold, 26 Silver, 26 Bronze (94)
China: 37 Gold, 26 Silver, 20 Bronze (82)
Other Medals Count Predictions
WSJ predicts USA will finish with most gold medals and most overall medals.
US News predicts USA will lose the gold medal race but win the overall medals battle.
Sportsmyriad projects USA will win the overall medals race.
What's your prediction?