The U.S. Leads the Olympics Medal Count with 69, Including 26 Gold

The U.S. raised its medal count to 69 over the weekend, including 26 gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze. America not only lead the overall count but also has more of each medal than any other country.

Full Medal Count –> NBC Olympics

Here are the Latest Standings:

1.  The United States 
69 medals – 26 gold, 21 silver, and 22 bronze.

2.  China 
45 medals – 15 gold, 13 silver, and 17 bronze.

3.  Great Britain 
38 medals – 15 gold, 16 silver, and 7 bronze.

4.  Russia 
30 medals – 9 gold, 11 silver, and 10 bronze.

5.  Japan
26 medals – 7 gold, 4 silver, and 15 bronze.

Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first U.S. athlete to compete at the Olympics wearing a Muslim hijab.  And she won a bronze medal as part of the women’s saber fencing team.

Fun times on the NBC set with Team USA after winning bronze in women's team saber.

A photo posted by USA Fencing (@usfencing) on Aug 13, 2016 at 9:21pm PDT

Simone Biles won her THIRD gold medal, in the women’s vault.

wow I did it – Olympic Vault Champion so much pride in representing the united states

A photo posted by Simone Biles (@simonebiles) on Aug 14, 2016 at 5:00pm PDT

Michael Phelps “ended” his career with one last gold medal Saturday, as part of the 4 x 100-meter relay team.  On Friday night, he had to settle for silver in the 100-meter butterfly.  He finishes with 28 medals overall, 23 gold.

Another fun night last night!! Trying to think of what else to say and I'm speechless…. This has truly been a dream come true!!! #22 #26 #gettysport

A photo posted by Michael Phelps (@m_phelps00) on Aug 12, 2016 at 9:33am PDT