The Olympic Games are coming to an end, and it is a foregone conclusion that the United States will win more medals.
The Olympic Games are coming to an end, and it is a foregone conclusion that the United States will win a medal. 22 gold medals were awarded at the London Olympics on the 9th. The Chinese Legion won 1 gold, 2 silver, 37 gold, 24 silver, and 19 bronze, for a total of 8...
The Chinese Legion currently has two gold medals and 10 medals less than the United States. Since the United States still has many gold medal points in the next three days for men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball, track and field, etc., and the Chinese Legion's gold points are very limited, the United States has basically established its victory in the London Olympics gold medal list.
Chinese players lost two silver medals on the 9th to the host British players. In the women's boxing competition that entered the Olympics for the first time, world number one Ren Cancan lost to Adams 7:16. In the women's taekwondo 57kg final, Hou Yuzhuo received consecutive penalty points and ultimately lost 4:6. The two female players barely got many chances amid the wild cheers of the opposing home crowd.
The U.S.’s comeback gold medal came from the women’s football field. After defeating last year's Women's World Cup champion Japan 2-1, the United States team took home the women's football gold medal in three consecutive Olympic Games. In addition, the United States also won gold medals in women's water polo, women's boxing and track and field. In the women's volleyball and women's basketball semi-finals held on the 9th, the US team also all entered the finals and can expect to win gold.
Since the start of the London Olympics, China and the United States have been at the forefront of the medal list. On August 4, when the U.S. team once surpassed China in gold medals and ranked first, President Obama, who has been running for election, specifically focused on the London Olympics in his weekly TV speech that day, saying, "It is not surprising that the United States is competing hard to be at the top of the medal table," and once again cheered for the U.S. team.
Traditional advantages continue to be maintained
In swimming, the United States won 16 golds, 9 silvers and 6 bronzes; in tennis, the United States won the women's singles, women's doubles and men's doubles championships, and also won a bronze medal in mixed doubles
Swimming is a gold medal winner and a strong event for the U.S. team. At this Olympics, the U.S. team won 16 golds, 9 silvers and 6 bronzes in swimming events. Following the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Phelps remains the biggest highlight of the U.S. swimming team. He won a total of 4 gold medals and 2 silver medals at the London Olympics, bringing the total number of individual gold medals to 18 and the total number of medals to 22, making him the person with the most gold medals and medals in the history of the Olympic Games. In addition, the rising stars of American swimming should not be underestimated. The 17-year-old female athlete Franklin shined, winning 4 golds and 1 silver in one fell swoop, and won the women's 200-meter backstroke event with an astonishing time of 2 minutes, 04 seconds and 06, significantly improving the previous world record. Although the United States' position in Olympic swimming is still stable, China's "Navy Army" has launched a powerful attack.
The U.S. tennis team continued its traditional advantages, winning championships in women's singles, women's doubles and men's doubles. In addition, it also won a bronze medal in mixed doubles, ranking among the top in gold medals and medals. Serena Williams once again became the brightest star in the women's singles arena. Her gold medal in the women's singles event made her the second female player to complete the "Golden Slam" (four Grand Slams and Olympic singles gold medals) after German tennis queen Graf. People have noticed that Serena Williams also completed the so-called "Golden Slam" in singles and doubles, that is, she won the championship in the four Grand Slams and the Olympic singles and doubles competitions. No one in history has ever achieved such an impressive record.
Breakthroughs in fringe events
Judo won its first gold medal; the U.S. women's gymnastics team performed well and was hailed as another "dream team" after the U.S. men's basketball team
At the London Olympics, the U.S. team also made zero breakthroughs in some competitions that had not attracted much attention from Americans. Kayla Harrison won the United States' first gold medal in judo, and Marty Malloy won a bronze medal.
In the shooting event, the once sluggish American team is gradually recovering. Veteran Kim Lord won the women's double-sided UFO competition with a world record of 99, becoming the third shooter to win medals in five consecutive Olympic Games. Hancock also won a gold medal in men's skeet shooting.
It is worth mentioning that the U.S. women's gymnastics team performed particularly well in this Olympics and was even hailed as another "dream team" after the U.S. men's basketball team. After Gabrielle Douglas, a disciple of Chinese-American coach Qiao Liang, won the women's all-around gymnastics championship, she immediately became a popular star. Obama also specifically mentioned this young African-American female athlete in his televised speech.
In the following events, the American team still has stamina. Among track and field, a big money-drawer, some American media believe that the U.S. Olympic track and field team’s goal is to win at least 12 gold medals, which is the same as last year’s World Championship record. In addition, what is most concerning in the United States is the gold medal competition between men's and women's basketball and women's football. Some American media even said, "If the U.S. team fails to win the men's and women's basketball gold medals, it will be regarded as a huge failure." In addition, the U.S. team has the gold medal potential in women's volleyball, women's beach volleyball, women's water polo, rowing and other events.
Winners are worried about tax bills
The 4 gold medals and 2 silver medals won by Phelps can get a bonus of 130,000 US dollars, but according to the current tax regulations, he needs to pay taxes of about 46,000 US dollars.
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