China won nine medals on Tuesday to increase their overall Olympic medal count to 73. The United States had a solid day as well, but lost ground, as they came into the day one medal behind the Chinese and now trail by three. China has won 34 gold medals so far, and the United States has won 30. Those two nations remain completely unchallenged at the top of the medal count standings.
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1. China (73; 34 gold, 21 silver, 18 bronze)
2. United States (70; 30 gold, 19 silver, 21 bronze)
T3. Great Britain (48)
T3. Russia (48)
5. Japan (29)
6. France (28)
7. Germany (27)
8. Australia (25)
9. South Korea (23)
10. Italy (17)
SB Nation Studios' daily video recap of the medal count can be viewed below.
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