getting close to the wire now...

Yes! The Uzbek won the men's "enormous fuckers" class freestyle wrestling gold, beating the Russian - which means we're still 2 golds ahead of Russia on the medal table. They've got a few more chances, notably in the rhythmic gymnastics and athletics, but there are only a couple of days left...


This has been an update by your friendly neighbourhood Olympics geek.

Update: The way things are going, I think Russia will overtake us by the end of the Games, but I don't think anyone else will now. Hurrah!