The men’s basketball team suffered a stunning seven-point defeat to France and the women’s gymnastics team came in second behind Russia in the qualifying round.
After the first weekend of competition at the, China leads the overall medal count with 18, followed by the U.S. with 14. So far, Team USA is being led by American swimmers, who have won eight medals. There is also growing concerns that Team USA’s basketball team might be losing its way. The star-studded men’s basketball team suffered a stunning seven-point defeat to France — its first loss since 2004. „It’s a little bit unfathomable. It’s a lot alarming. And I think certainly for the players and for fans of this team, it’s frustrating because they should be better than this,“ said Dan Wolken, who covers basketball for USA Today. USA Men’s Basketball came into the Games on shaky ground, having lost two out of four exhibition matches prior to the start of the Olympics. The assumption, or hope, that they would just flip a switch once the real tournament began turned out to be false.
