Olympic 2016 Medal Count: Tuesday's Easy-to-View Nation Rankings and Results
Simone Biles will end her run in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday with a fifth Olympic medal in sight.
For the first time this summer, the U.S. gymnast fell short of gold, instead collecting bronze on the balance beam Monday. She'll have little time to celebrate or lament the outcome before she competes against teammate Aly Raisman, among others, in the floor exercise final.
As one Olympic star completes her final event of the summer, another will look to lay the groundwork for more gold. Fresh off winning the men's 100-meter dash, Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt must master his 200-meter first-round heat before qualifying for the semifinals.
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Heading into Day 11, the United States has solidified a sturdy lead on the medal leaderboard. Here's an updated look at the Rio standings:
A teenage gymnast won an Olympic medal. That's a lifetime achievement for 99.99999 percent of the world's population.
For the 19-year-old Biles, it was her worst finish in Rio.
After stumbling on the balance beam, she recovered from the near-fall to secure podium placement. Although she can no longer make history as the first woman to win five gold medals in gymnastics, she said she won't mourn her imperfection as much as the public will, per USA Today's Rachel Axon.
“It’s something that you guys shove into my head, and at 19, I can’t put that much stress on myself because I am only 19,” Biles said. “I think you guys want it more than I do because I just want to perform the routines that I practice.”
She's still the top contender to win Tuesday's floor exercise, an event she crushed at three straight World Championships and during the team all-around competition in Brazil. Paul Hayward of the Telegraph expressed awe over her Olympic floor routine:
Raisman, who won gold four years ago, will test Biles, yet there's a strong chance of each closing her Rio tenure with another medal.
Bolt confirmed his status as the world's fastest man long before winning the 100-meter dash Sunday night. His third consecutive victory in the event again fortified the crown for the Jamaican icon.
Rallying from behind, he vanquished perennial runner-up Justin Gatlin by eight-hundredths of a second. The 29-year-old sprinter is already a legend, but he'd make his historic reign even more impressive by sweeping all three events at the Olympics for the third straight time.
"Somebody said if I win these three gold medals, I would be immortal, and I kind of liked it,” he said after earning his latest gold, per the Guardian's Sean Ingle. “I came here to prove myself as one of the greats, to set myself apart from everyone else, so I’m going to run with that one.”
Tuesday marks the next step in his quest for immortality. In his 100-meter heat, he glanced back at everyone while practically jogging to first. Even in qualifying action, Bolt is sure to provide an electric show.
The United States' Kerri Walsh Jennings has yet to lose a beach volleyball match at the Olympics. The three-time gold medalist is 27-0 overall and 5-0 with new partner April Ross.
They displayed a small glimpse of fallibility en route to the semifinals, though. Losing one set matters little in the long run, but Walsh Jennings had dropped only one in her career before Sweden stole another in their qualifying match.
In Tuesday's semifinal showdown, the No. 3-ranked duo will face Brazil's Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas de Freitas, who boast a No. 2 world ranking.
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