Total medals through late Mon. (Chicago time)
1. U.S. 83
2. China 81
3. Russia 46
Gold medals through late Monday
1. China 45
2. U.S. 27
3. Great Britain 16
AMERICAN PIE
A breakdown of the medals won by the U.S. Olympic team
Gold 27
Silver 28
Bronze 28
MEDAL HEADS
Kerri Walsh, Misty May-Treanor
The U.S. women’s beach volleyball team have won their second consecutive gold medal, playing through a steady rain to beat Wang Jie and Tian Jia of China 21-18, 21-18.
Shawn Crawford, Walter Dix
Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles and Wallace Spearmon of the U.S. finished second and third in the 200 meters final before being disqualified for stepping on the line. That handed defending champion Crawford the silver and Dix the bronze.
Sheena Tosta Johnson
Took silver behind Jamaican Melanie Walker in the women’s 400-meter hurdles.
BEST OF TV
Thursday’s schedule
7-10 p.m.–NBC–Men’s 110-meter hurdles final takes place–without defending champion Liu Xiang. Also finals for men’s 400 meters and triple jump, and women’s 200 meters and javelin throw.
10-11 p.m.–NBC–Men’s beach volleyball gold-medal match (live). TRIBUNE
TV RATINGS
The Olympics dominated prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Aug. 11-17.
1. “Olympics-Tuesday,” NBC, 34.01 million viewers
2. “Olympics-Saturday,” NBC, 31.59 million viewers
3. “Olympics-Monday,” NBC, 30.17 million viewers
4. “Olympics-Thursday,” NBC, 29.71 million viewers
5. “Olympics-Wednesday,” NBC, 27.66 million viewers
