2016 Rio Olympics results: USA gymnastics, Simone Biles dominate
The first full day of competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics was a good one for the U.S. — the Americans won five medals total, tying Japan and China for the most so far.
Hungary and Australia were the only countries to win two gold medals on the opening day.
Day 2 Medal Count
Medal Tracker
Day 2 U.S. medals
Silver
- Alexander Massialas, Men’s individual foil (fencing)
Bronze
- Corey Cogdell, Women’s Trap
Highlights
Women’s gymnastics dominates: Looking nearly unstoppable, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team nearly swept the qualifying events. Simone Biles and Aly Raisman qualified for the individual all-around competition.
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