Summer Olympics 2012: Medal Predictions and Results for Day 10

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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. Who's going to win them, and who does win them, on Day 10 of medal competition at the London Games, August 6.

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.

Sailing; Women's Laser Radial-One Person Dinghy

Marit Bouwmeester
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Event time: 8 a.m. EST

Venue: Weymouth and Portland

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Xu Lijia, China

Silver: Marit Bouwmeeseter, Netherlands

Bronze: Evi Van Acker, Belgium

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Marit Bouwmeeseter, Netherlands

Silver: Xu Lijia, China

Bronze: Evi Van Acker, Belgium

Shooting: Men's 50-Meter Rifle 3 Positions

Matthew Emmons
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Event time: 8:45 a.m. EST

Venue: Royal Artillery Barracks

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Niccolo Campriani, Italy

Silver: Kim Jonghyun, South Korea

Bronze: Matthew Emmons, USA

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Niccolo Campriani, Italy

Silver: Matthew Emmons, USA

Bronze: Jason Parker, USA

 

Of note: Campriani is the only man ranked in the top three in two events (via SI).

Equestrian: Mixed Jumping Team Final

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Event time: 9 a.m. EST

Venue: Greenwich Park

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Great Britain

Silver: Netherlands

Bronze: Saudi Arabia

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Brazil

Silver: Great Britain

Bronze: USA

 

Of note: USA won this event in 2008.

Gymnastics: Men's Rings

Chen Yibing
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Event time: 9 p.m. EST

Venue: North Greenwich Arena

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti, Brazil

Silver: Chen Yibing, China

Bronze: Matteo Morandi, Italy

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Chen Yibing, China

Silver: Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti, Brazil

Bronze: Aleksandr Balandin, Russia

 

Of note: Chen is the defending champ.

Sailing: Men's Laser-One Person Dinghy

Tom Slingsby
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Event time: 9 a.m. EST

Venue: Weymouth and Portland

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Tom Slingsby, Australia

Silver: Pavlos Kontides, Cyprus

Bronze: Rasmus Myrgren, Sweden

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Tom Slingsby, Australia

Silver: Pavlos Kontides, Cyprus

Bronze: Rasmus Myrgren, Sweden

 

Of note: Slingsby was 22nd in Beijing.

Gymnastics: Women's Uneven Bars

Viktoria Komova
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Event time: 9:50 a.m. EST

Venue:  North Greenwich Arena

 

Actual Medalists:

Gold: Aliya Mustafina, Russia

Silver: He Kexin, China

Bronze: Beth Tweedle, Great Britain

 

Predicted Medalists:

Gold: Viktoria Komova, Russia

Silver: Gabby Douglas, U.S.

Bronze: Aliya Mustafina, Russia

 

Of note:  Komova won gold at the uneven bars at the 2012 European Championships.

Gymnastics: Men's Vault

Yang Hak-Seon
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Event time: 10:41 a.m. EST

Venue: North Greenwich Park

 

Actual Medalists

Gold:Yang Hak-Seon, South Korea

Silver: Denis Ablyazin, Russia

Bronze: Igor Radivilov, Ukraine

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold:Yang Hak-Seon, South Korea

Silver: Flavius Koczi, Romania

Bronze: Igor Radivilov, Ukraine

 

Of note: South Korea has never won a gymnastics gold. 

Shooting: Men's Trap Final

Alexey Alipov
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Event time: 11 a.m. EST

Venue: Royal Artillery Barracks

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Giovanni Cernogoraz, Croatia

Silver: Massimo Fabbrizi, Italy

Bronze: Feeaid Aldeehani, Kuwait

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Alexey Alipov, Russia

Silver: Massimo Fabbrizi, Italy

Bronze: Alberto Fernandez, Spain

 

Of note: Alipov won gold in 2004.

Cycling: Men's Sprint Final

Jason Kenny
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Event time: 12:40 p.m. EST

Venue: Velodrome

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Jason Kenny, Great Britain

Silver: Gregory Bauge, France

Bronze: Shane Perkins, Australia

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Jason Kenny, Great Britain

Silver: Gregory Bauge, France

Bronze: Shane Perkins, Australia

 

Of note: Kenny medaled in ’08. 

Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 120kg (265 Pounds) Final

Riza Kayaalp
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Event time: 1:25 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Mijain Lopez, Cuba

Silver: Heiki Nabi, Estonia

Bronze: Johan Euren, Sweden

Bronze: Riza Kayaalp, Turkey

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Riza Kayaalp, Turkey

Silver: Mijain Lopez, Cuba

Bronze: Lukasz Banak, Poland

Bronze: Dremiel Byers, USA

 

Of note: Kayaalp beat Lopez at the 2011 World Championships.

Wrestling; Men's Greco-Roman 84kg (185 Pounds) Final

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Event time: 1:25 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL- North Arena 2

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Alan Khugaev, Russia

Silver: Karam Ebrahim, Egypt

Bronze: Danyel Gajiyev, Kazakhstan

Bronze: Damian Janikowski, Poland

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Alim Selimau, Belarus

Silver: Hristo Marinov, Bulgaria

Bronze: Rami Hietaniemi, Poland

Bronze: Nenad Zugaj, Croatia

 

Of note: Selimau won gold at the 2011 World Championships. 

Wrestling; Men's Greco-Roman 60kg (132 Pounds) Final

Jung Ji-Hyun
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Event time: 1:25 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCeL-North Arena 2

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Omid Haji Noroozi, Iran

Silver: Revaz Lashkhi, Georgia

Bronze: Zaur Kuramagomedov, Russia

Bronze: Ryutaro Matsumoto, Japan

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Zaur Kuramagomedov, Russia

Silver: Omid Haji Noroozi, Iran

Bronze: Jung Ji-Hyun, South Korea

Bronze: Ryutaro Matsumoto, Japan

 

Of note: Jung won gold at the 2004 Athens Games. 

Track and Field: Women's Pole Vault

Yelena Isinbayeva
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Event time: 2 p.m. EST

Venue: Olympic Stadium

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Jenn Suhr, U.S

Silver: Yarisley Silva, Cuba

Bronze: Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia

Silver: Yarisley Silva, Cuba

Bronze: Jenn Suhr, U.S.

 

Of note: Isinbayeva is a two-time Olympic champ. 

Weightlifting: Men's 105kg (231 Pounds) Final

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Event time: 2 p.m. EST

Venue: ExCel-South Arena 3

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Oleksiy Torokhtiy, Ukraine

Silver: Navab Nashirshelal, Iran

Bronze: Bartiomiej Bonk, Poland

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Khadzhimurat Akkayev, Russia

Silver: Dmitry Klokov, Russia

Bronze: Oleksiy Torokhtiy, Ukraine

 

Of note: Klokov won silver in Beijing.

Track and Field: Women's Shot Put

Valerie Adams
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Event time: 2:15 p.m. EST

Venue: Olympic Stadium

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Nadezhda Ostapchuk, Belarus

Silver: Valerie Adams, New Zealand

Bronze: Gong Lijiao, China

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Valerie Adams, New Zealand

Silver: Nadezhda Ostapchuk, Belarus

Bronze: Gong Lijiao, China

 

Of note: Adams is the defending champ. 

Track and Field: Men's 400-Meter Hurdles

Dai Greene
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Event time: 3:45 p.m. EST

Venue: Olympic Stadium

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Felix Sanchez, Dominican Republic

Silver: Michael Tinsley, USA

Bronze: Javier Culson, Puerto Rico

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Javier Culson, Puerto Rico

Silver: Michael Tinsley, USA

Bronze: Dai Greene, Great Britain

 

Of note: Tinsley won this event at the U.S. Trials. 

Track and Field: Women's 3000-Meter Steeplechase

Yuliya Zaripova
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Event time: 4:05 p.m. EST

Venue: Olympic Stadium

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Yuliya Zaripova, Russia

Silver: Habibi Ghribi, Tunisia 

Bronze: Sofia Assefa, Ethiopia

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Milcah Chemos Cheywa, Kenya

Silver: Sofia Assefa, Ethiopia

Bronze: Yuliya Zaripova, Russia

 

Of note: Chewya won bronze at the 2011 World Championships. 

Track and Field: Men's 400 Meters

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Event time: 4:30 p.m. EST

Venue: Olympic Stadium

 

Actual Medalists

Gold: Kirani James, Grenada

Silver: Luguelin Santos, Dominican Republic

Bronze: Lalonde Gordon, Trinidad and Tobago

 

Predicted Medalists

Gold: Kirani James, Grenada

Silver: Chris Brown, Bahamas

Bronze: Luguelin Santos, Dominican Republic

 

Of note: James is the world champion, and he's just 19 years old.