Summer Olympics 2012: Medal Predictions and Results for Day 6

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The Olympics are about pageantry, national pride, lifelong dreams and competitive ideals. And they're about medals. 

That's where this slideshow comes in: medals. We will explore who's slated to win and who actually wins, on Day 6 of medal competition at the London Games, August 2.

Bleacher Report's predictions for today's medal winners are based on research into the picks from Sports Illustrated and USA Today, event previews at SI.com and Yahoo!, information from sport-specific websites and the expertise of Bleacher Report's Olympic writers.

Throughout the day, this slideshow will update with the actual winners in each event.

Rowing: Men's Double Sculls Final

Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan
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Event time: 4:50 a.m. ET

Venue: Eton Dorney

 

Medal Winners

Gold: Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan, New Zealand

Silver: Alessio Sartori and Romano Battisti, Italy

Bronze: Iztok Cop and Luka Spik, Slovenia

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan, New Zealand

Silver: Iztok Cop and Luka Spik, Slovenia

Bronze: Rolandas Mascinskas and Saulius Ritter, Lithuania

 

Of note: Slovenia was the top qualifier in the second semifinal.

Rowing: Men's Lightweight Four Final

Denmark Lightweight Fours Team
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Event time: 5:00 a.m. ET

Venue: Eton Dorney

 

Medal Winners

Gold: South Africa

Silver: Great Britain

Bronze: Denmark

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Denmark

Silver: Great Britain

Bronze: Australia

 

Of note: Denmark has won gold the past two Olympics. 

Rowing: Women's Eight Final

USA Women's Eight Team
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Event time: 7:30 a.m. ET

Venue: Eton Dorney

 

Medal Winners

Gold: USA

Silver: Canada

Bronze: Netherlands

 

Original Predictions

Gold: USA

Silver: Canada

Bronze: Great Britain

 

Of note: The Americans haven’t lost since 2006. 

Shooting: Men's Double Trap Final

Joshua Richmond
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Event time: 10 a.m. ET

Venue: Royal Artillery Barracks

 

Medal Results

Gold:  Peter Wilson, Great Britain

Silver:  Hakan Dahlby, Germany

Bronze: Vasily Mosin, Russia

 

Original Predictions

Gold:  Joshua Richmond, USA

Silver:  Hu Binyuan, China

Bronze: Peter Wilson, Great Britain

 

Of note: Binyuan won bronze in 2008. 

Canoe: Men's Doubles, Whitewater

David Florence
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Event time: 10:18 a.m. ET

Venue: Lee Valley White Water Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Tim Baillie and Etienne Scott, Great Britain

Silver: David Florence and Richard Hounslow, Great Britain

Bronze: Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner, Slovakia

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner, Slovakia

Silver: Gauthier Klauss and Matthieu Peche, France

Bronze: David Florence and Richard Hounslow, Great Britain

 

Of note: The Hoschschorner twins have won this event three times.

Table Tennis: Men's Singles Final

Zhang Jike
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Event time: 10:30 a.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 1

 

Medal Results

Gold: Zhang Jike, China

Silver: Wang Hao, China

Bronze: Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Germany

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Zhang Jike, China

Silver: Wang Hao, China

Bronze: Timo Boll, Germany

 

Of note: Wang Hao has won silver the past two Olympics. 

Archery: Women's Individual Final

Ki Bo-Bae
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Event time: 10:37 a.m. ET

Venue: Lord's Cricket Ground

 

Medal Results

Gold: Ki Bo-Bae, South Korea

Silver: Aida Roman, Mexico

Bronze: Mariana Avitia, Mexico

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Ki Bo-Bae, South Korea

Silver: Kristine Esebua, Georgia

Bronze: Fang Yuting, China

 

Of note: Bo-Bae was part of the winning South Korean archery team. 

Kayak: Women's Singles, Whitewater

Jana Dukatova
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Event time: 10:57 a.m. ET

Venue: Lee Valley White Water Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Emilie Fer, France

Silver: Jessica Fox, Australia

Bronze: Maialen Chourraut, Spain

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Jana Dukatova, Slovakia

Silver: Maialen Chourraut, Spain

Bronze: Corinna Kuhnle, Austria

 

Of note: Dukatova has won the World Cup in this event three times. 

Judo: Women's 78kg (172 Pounds) Final

Kayla Harrison
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Event time: 11 a.m. ET

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2

 

Medal Results

Gold: Kayla Harrison, USA

Silver: Gemma Gibbons, Great Britain

Bronze: Mayra Aguiar, Brazil

Bronze: Audrey Tcheumeo, France

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Kayla Harrison, USA

Silver: Akari Ogata, Japan

Bronze: Mayra Aguiar, Brazil

Bronze: Audrey Tcheumeo, France

 

Of note: Harrison would be the first American to win Judo gold. 

Judo: Men's 100kg (220 Pounds) Final

Maxim Rakov
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Event time: 11:10 a.m. ET

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2

 

Medal Results

Gold: Taiger Khabulaev, Russia

Silver:  Tuvshynbayar Naidan , Mongolia

Bronze:  Dimitri Peters, Germany

Bronze: Henk Grol, Netherlands

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Maxim Rakov, Kazakhstan

Silver:  Henk Grol, Netherlands

Bronze:  Takamasa Anai, Japan

Bronze: Sergei Samoilovich, Russia

 

Of note: Rakov won gold at the 2009 World Championships.

Gymnastics: Women's Individual All-Around

Viktoria Komova
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Event time: 11:30 a.m. ET

Venue:  North Greenwich Arena

 

Medal Results

Gold: Gabby Douglas, USA

Silver: Viktoria Komova, Russia

Bronze: Aliya Mustafina, Russia

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Viktoria Komova, Russia

Silver: Gabby Douglas, USA

Bronze: Deng Linlin, China

 

Of note: Komova is the 2010 All-Around Youth Olympics Games Champion.  

Cycling: Women's Team Sprint Final

Australia Women's Sprint Team
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Event time: 12:50 p.m. ET

Venue: Velodrome

 

Medal Results

Gold: Germany

Silver: China

Bronze: Australia

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Australia

Silver: Great Britain

Bronze: Canada

 

Of note: This is the first year for the women’s team sprint final. 

Cycling: Men's Team Sprint Final

Australia Men's Sprint Team
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Event time: 1:10 p.m. ET

Venue: Velodrome

 

Medal Results

Gold: Great Britain

Silver: France

Bronze: Germany

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Australia

Silver: Germany

Bronze: France

 

Of note: Germany won bronze in 2008. 

Fencing: Women's Foil Team Final

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Event time: 2:15 p.m. ET

Venue: ExCeL-South Arena 1

 

Medal Results

Gold: Italy

Silver: Russia

Bronze: South Korea

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Italy

Silver: Russia

Bronze: South Korea

 

Of note: Italy has won this event three times. 

Swimming: Women's 200-Meter Breaststroke

Rebecca Soni
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Event time: 2:30 p.m. ET

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Rebecca Soni, USA

Silver: Satomi Suzuki, Japan

Bronze: Yuliya Yefimova, Russia

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Rebecca Soni, USA

Silver: Yuliya Yefimova, Russia

Bronze: Satomi Suzuki, Japan

 

Of note: Soni is the defending world champ. 

Swimming: Men's 200-Meter Backstroke

Ryan Lochte
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Event time: 2:46 p.m. ET

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Tyler Clary, USA

Silver: Kyosuke Irie, Japan

Bronze: Ryan Lochte, USA

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Ryan Lochte, USA

Silver: Kyosuke Irie, Japan

Bronze: Tyler Clary, USA

 

Of note: This is the same finish as the 2011 World Championships. 

Swimming: Men's 200-Meter Individual Medley

Ryan Lochte
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Event time: 3:16 p.m. ET

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Michael Phelps, USA

Silver: Ryan Lochte, USA

Bronze: Laszlo Cseh, Hungary

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Ryan Lochte, USA

Silver: Michael Phelps, USA

Bronze: Laszlo Cseh, Hungary

 

Of note: Lochte holds the world record. 

Swimming: Women's 100-Meter Freestyle

Ranomi Kromowidjojo
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Event time: 3:34 p.m. ET

Venue: Aquatics Centre

 

Medal Results

Gold: Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Netherlands

Silver: Aliaksandra Herasimenia, Belarus

Bronze: Tang Yi, China

 

Original Predictions

Gold: Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Netherlands

Silver: Jeanette Ottesen, Denmark

Bronze: Missy Franklin, U.S.

 

Of note: Kromowidjojo has a gold medal in the 4x100 freestyle relay.