Summer Olympics 2012: Medal Predictions and Results for Day 10
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
1 of 18Event 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
2 of 18Event 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
3 of 18Event 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.
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Gymnastics: Men's Rings
4 of 18Event 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
5 of 18Event 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
6 of 18Event 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
7 of 18Event 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
8 of 18Event 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
9 of 18Event 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
10 of 18Event 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
11 of 18Event 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
12 of 18Event 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
13 of 18Event 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
14 of 18Event 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
15 of 18Event 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
16 of 18Event 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
17 of 18Event 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
18 of 18Event 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.
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