Medal Count 2016 Olympics: Latest Reaction and Standings for Monday Results

The first weekend of action at the Olympics is in the books, and the pace will only speed up from this point as medals will be handed out Monday in multiple events.

Italy's Niccolo Campriani picked up the first gold medal of the day as he won the 10-meter air rifle event with a score of 206.1. He defeated the Ukraine's Serhiy Kulish by 1.5 points. Russian shooter Vladimir Maslennikov took home the bronze medal.

Perhaps the most glamorous medal event of the day is men's artistic gymnastics, which should be a tightly contested event featuring China, the United States, Russia and Japan. Those teams were separated by just 1.167 points.

This is in contrast to women's gymnastics, where the United States has a huge lead over its competition and is almost assured of a gold medal in team competition when that resumes Tuesday night.

Coming into Rio, Japan and China were considered the two favorites for the gold medal. Those two nations have taken the last three gold medals in the competition, with China taking the gold in 2008 and 2012. Japan is led by Kohei Uchimura, who has an excellent opportunity to win individual gold on Wednesday.

The American team pulled off a big surprise with its second-place showing in the preliminary round. Team USA is just .056 points behind China and is hoping to perform well enough to take home at least a bronze medal in the competition. 

The Americans are confident in their chances of earning a medal.

“If we hit 100 percent—which I fully believe we are capable of—I think we have enough to be in that top three,” veteran Chris Brooks told Rachel Axon of USA Today. “If we get the ball rolling and we get some of those spectacular sets I was talking about—like Sam and Jake’s floor and Leyva’s p-bars—I think we can do something a little special.”

There will be plenty of action in the pool for both divers and swimmers.

Americans David Boudia and Steele Johnson will attempt to win the gold medal in synchronized platform diving, but they will have their work cut out for them against the powerful Chinese team of Chen Aisen and Lin Yue.

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The 200-meter men's freestyle should be a competitive event Monday night featuring China's Sun Yang, Great Britain's James Guy and Germany's Paul Biedermann. Those three medaled in the 2012 Olympics, with Guy taking the gold. Yang appears to have an excellent chance of securing that medal this time around. 

Chad le Clos of South Africa is another possible contender. He has added the freestyle event after specializing in the butterfly, and he had a strong effort in the qualifying heat. If he can sustain his speed through the last 50 meters, he has a chance to get to the medal stand.

American Kathleen Baker will try to earn a gold medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke. While this event appears to be in Australian star Emily Seebohm's hands, Baker was powerful in her qualifying heats with back-to-back times of 58.84, and she could give Seebohm a major challenge.