What to Watch in Rio: Day 14

“We can all agree that these Olympians who dedicate their lives to athletic excellence should not be punished when they achieve it”, said Senator Rubio at the time.

Fairytale ending Michael Phelps is perhaps the most high-profile.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke clinched 49er gold with two races to spare and the New Zealand duo are now on an unbeaten run that started after they won silver at London 2012.

You’d think this gold medalist and superb athlete might have nerves before the big games, but it turns out Phelps is more relaxed than he’s ever been.

Certain sports federations also pay bonuses to American medal winners. Li, who now runs a sportswear empire, won the most medals as an individual athlete in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

The women have all the best players. Before these two losses, I always thought there were three constants when it came to the Olympics: Michael Phelps, the USWNT and Kerri Walsh Jennings would always win their respective events.

There was another first when Helen Maroulis became the first American woman to win gold in wrestling after she defeated Saori Yoshida of Japan. But it made for one really, really painfully awkward moment.

Once a gymnastics powerhouse, China is seeing its worst Olympic showing in the sport in over three decades.

Sir Bradley Wiggins had a happy ending in the cycling. Spain, meanwhile, has assured itself of the first medal in women’s basketball in the country’s history.

When it comes to the Olympic medal count, the U.S.is well ahead of any other country in Rio de Janeiro.

Four years later in London, the bonus had been halved to 250,000 yuan, and there were no free houses. He beat his great rival Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei to do so and it was Lee standing between Super Dan and another Olympic final on Friday.

The Rio Olympics are nearing the end. The U.S. did not qualify for the synchronized swim team event.

Similar disappointments have been seen on the basketball court in Rio.

In soccer, Sweden takes on Germany in the women’s gold-medal match.

Lochte said in a lengthy post on Instagram that he was apologizing for his role in taking the focus away from other Olympic athletes. The Bryan Brothers, who have dominated men’s doubles tennis for so long, did not bother coming to Rio, the 38-year-old identical twins instead choosing to withdraw over health concerns.

Howe Burch, an executive vice president with TB&C Advertising in Baltimore and a former marketing executive with Reebok and Fila, said Phelps’ victory tax is “probably rather insignificant for him”. Phelps returned from retirement to win in Rio, after all. Maybe there will be a third time.

Italy takes on Olympic first-timer Iran at 6 p.m., while host Brazil advanced on the final day of preliminary play Monday and draws Argentina at 10:15 p.m.

“This completes my set”, the sprinter said after anchoring the US team to the title in the women’s 4×100-meter Olympic relay Friday. Now that’s a happy ending.