The U.S. women defeated France to earn their fifth straight Olympic gold medal. The game was not even close, with the Americans winning easily 86-50. “It just shows the depth and talent in our country. Women’s basketball, it’s our sport — it’s our sport,” said Diana Taurasi, who has been a part of the last three gold medals. “We grew up playing since we were little and give it every single little bit of energy we have.”

Jake Varner earned the U.S. its second gold in wrestling by defeating Valerie Andriitsev of Ukraine 1-0, 1-0 in men’s 96-kilogram freestyle. Along with Jodran Burrough’s gold in the 74 kilogram weight-class, this was the fist time the U.S. had multiple gold medalists in men’s wrestling since 1996.

On the final day of competition, the overall standings reflect that the U.S. dominated both the overall medal lead and the gold medal lead, with 104, and 46 respectively. China was the only country within range, with 86 total medals and 38 golds.

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The U.S. earned their first medals on the track when Sonya Richards-Ross won the gold in the women’s 400 meter race with a time of 49.55 seconds, edging out defending champion Christine Ohuruogo of Britain who ran the race in 49.70 seconds. American DeeDee Trotter earned the bronze with a time of 49.72 seconds.

The final for the 100-meter dash was an event that was star-studded. The race included current defending gold medalist Usain Bolt, as well as fellow Jamaicans Asafa Powell and Yohan Blake. All three hopefuls from the U.S. participated as well, as Justin Gaitlin, Tyson Gay, and Ryan Bailey give it their all at a shot for gold. Bolt was somewhat unimpressive in earlier heats, but performed when it mattered, earning gold yet again today. Usain Bolt finished with an Olympic record time of 9.63, .06 seconds better than what he ran in Beijing in 2008. Teammate Powell finished with a time of 9.75 to earn silver, and former gold medalist Justin Gaitlin earned the bronze for the U.S. by finishing with a time of 9.79. Tyson Gay from the U.S. finished just 0.01 seconds behind Gaitlin, and narrowly missed the podium.

The U.S. women’s basketball team put on a fantastic performance against China, with a blowout victory of 114-66. The American women are now (5-0), and big favorites for the gold. The victory was the Americans’ 38th straight in Olympic play and gave them the top seed in the quarterfinals. The other quarterfinal matchups will be undefeated France against the Czech Republic, Australia versus China, and Russia against Turkey.

Venus and Serena earned the U.S. another gold medal as they defended their doubles title in women’s tennis by defeating Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4. “It’s great because America’s added three gold medals to our medal count just in the tennis,” Venus said. “I feel great to be a part of this U.S. team this year.”

China has regained both the overall (61) as well as the gold medal lead (30). The U.S. is still within reach with 60 total medals, and 28 golds.

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In Phelps’ finale, he helped earn the U.S. gold in the swimming medley relay. The Americans trailed when Phelps dove in, but he pushed them into the lead. The U.S. finished with a time of 3:29.35, taking the gold. Japan touched in 3:31.26 to take the silver medal and Australia finished in 3:31.58 to take bronze. Phelps earned his 4th gold of the London games, as well as two silvers. Phelps ends his career with 22 overall medals, 18 of them gold.

The men weren’t the only ones who showed out in the medley relay. The U.S. women’s team set a world record on their way to gold in the event. The Americans finished with a time of 3:52.05, which beat China’s world record by 0.14 seconds. The 17-year-old Franklin, who starts her senior year in high school this fall, finished the meet with four golds and a bronze, while Schmitt leaves with three golds, silver and a bronze. Australia touched in 3:54.02 to take the silver medal and Japan finished in 3:55.73 to take bronze.

Serena Williams won her first singles gold in tennis in dominating fashion. Williams beat Russia’s Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1, to secure the most lopsided women’s final in Olympic history. Williams became the second woman in history to win the Golden Slam earning all four major titles in tennis this year. The career Golden Slam was first achieved by Steffi Graf, who did it when she won at the Olympics in 1988 after sweeping all four major titles. Serena is the first woman to ever win the Golden Slam in both singles and doubles. Serena and her sister Venus will try to earn the gold in doubles against the Czech Republic on Sunday.

After a stellar performance against Nigeria, the men’s basketball team followed it with a scare against Lithuania. The men managed to pull off the victory, with a score of 99-94. The U.S. was in trouble until LeBron James stepped up and took control. James scored 9 his 20 points in the final four minutes for the U.S. (4-0).

As expected, all five top contenders won their opening 100-meter heats on the track: Tyson Gay of the U.S., 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin of the U.S., and Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, and Yohan Blake. It’s worth noting that Bolt was the least impressive of that bunch, with a time of 10:09. Ryan Bailey of the U.S. actually came on the scene with the fastest heat time of 9.88.

The U.S. leads the way with 54 overall medals, and 26 golds. China is close behind with 53 total medals and 25 golds.

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Serena Williams from the United States was the fourth seed of the tennis event, and she beat former No. 1 player Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-3, 6-1 on Centre Court to advance to the next round. Williams has won two gold medals in doubles with her sister Venus, but has yet to win gold in Olympic singles.

The United States’ men’s basketball team beat France to pick up their first victory. Kevin Durant led the team with 22 points, and although the scoreboard reflected a dominating win for the U.S., 98-71, it wasn’t always perfect. The United States overcame some early sloppy play and foul trouble to beat the French who were led by Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs. “They’re going to be very, very tough to beat,” Parker said.

Dana Volmer not only won a gold medal for the U.S., but she also set a world record in the 100 meter butterfly. Volmer didn’t even qualify four years ago in Beijing, so this was a major accomplishment. She was third at the turn but powered to the wall for a time of 55.98 seconds, beating the record of 56.06 set by Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom. Strom not only saw her world record fall, but she also failed to medal coming in fourth place. Yu Ling took silver for China, and Alicia Coutts took bronze for Australia. “I’m on top of the world right now.” Volmer said. “I still know I can go faster.”

In men’s swimming, the U.S.-led Lochte-Phelps team lost in a shocker to France in the 400-meter freestyle relay. The U.S. did not have to worry about the defending Australian champs this time, which didn’t even medal this time around. France came in with a time of 3 minutes, 9.93 seconds, Lochte and the Americans earned for silver in 3:10.38. Russia took the bronze in 3:11.41, edging Australia by just 0.22 seconds for the bronze.

The U.S. women gymnastics team is atop the standings with a comfortable lead, but surprisingly Jordyn Wieber failed to make the overall finals. Wieber finished behind teammates Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas. Countries are limited to two gymnasts in the all-around and event finals.

Kimberly Rhode earned the gold for the U.S. in skeet shooting. Rhode set an Olympic record in the event, scoring 74. Rhode bested both Slovakia and Russia, who earned silver and bronze with scores of 70 and 69, respectively.

All of the volleyball teams won their first match in pool play for the United States. Both the men and women are setting the stage for medals for the U.S. in both beach volleyball, as well as regular volleyball.

The U.S. still trails China in the medal count, with 11 total medals, including three golds.

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