After the first weekend of the 31st Olympiad in Rio the U.S. leads the medal count. The U.S. has 12 total medals besting China’s 8 total. The United States has 3 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze. Gold Medal winners for the Americans so far are: Virginia Thrasher, Katie Ledecky and the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay team. The relay team’s gold gave Michael Phelps his 19th gold of his career.
