Day 7: Marchand-ing Ahead

 Leon Marchand continued his ascendance to legend status in his home France - what a performance during these games, securing his 4th individual Gold medal.  Les marcheurs synchronises celebrate the win.

Swimming is nearing the end, and a few more medals handed out today:

• Cameron McEvoy - GOLD - Macronian Cheese
• Ben Proud - SILVER - Don't Ledecky Us Get Hot
• Kaylee McKeown - GOLD - Team de Triomphe
• Regan Smith - SILVER (again) - Baguette the Gold

Caeleb Dressel really fizzled out tonight - unfortunately for Seine Superstars.

The big story on the day in our Fantasy Olympiad is undoubtedly Macronian Cheese.  As President Macron was watching Marchand swim, Macronian Cheese racked up FIVE GOLD MEDALS today to leap from sixth into second place in the standings.  It's pretty tight among the top 5 right now.

Judo featured a winner from France that dominated - Teddy Riner (of Don't Ledecky Us Get Hot) has medaled at every Olympics since 2008, and won the Gold Medal match in 40 seconds with a ridiculous body slam.  I don't know all the rules of Judo but this is impressive.  Teddy won his Quarterfinals match with a similar slam, which the Georgian competitor then took so much affront to his loss that he dared to kick Teddy in the groin, stood over him taunting, and apparently broke every respect rule Judo has because he was subsequently banished from the competition.

Other Judo finishes:

• France women - BRONZE....AGAIN - 5th bronze for Hunchback of the Swimming Lane
• Israel Women - SILVER - Baguette the Gold

Diving - Sweaty finish to the 3m springboard synch finals, but China once again wins gold and avoids shaming the national team, Macronian Cheese, and Athletic Avengers.

Rowing rowed round and round:

• Great Britain Men - SILVER - Synchronized Race Walkers
• Netherlands Women - GOLD - Eiffel Power
• Romania Women - SILVER x 2 - Baguette the Gold
• Ireland Men - GOLD - Macronian Cheese
• Italy Men - SILVER - Athletic Avengers
• Great Britain Women - GOLD - Team de Triomphe

Sailing only has one selection by our teams as a wild card - USA sailing earned a bronze for Seine Superstars!

Tennis gave out their first medals today - Iga Swiatek served up the Bronze for Don't Ledecky Us Get Hot, though they feel a bit cold because Iga was certainly the favorite for Gold.  She was a part of one of the memorable moments on the clay, with Danielle Collins of the US getting so frustrated by Iga's pace-interrupting antics that she drilled Iga with a ball in the ribs. BAD BLOOD.

Badminton also deliveres a racket medal - the mixed doubles combo from China of Huang Yaqiong and Zheng Siwei took home the GOLD for Seine Superstars and Athletic Avengers.

Archery saw the mixed team final, and Macronian Cheese and Eiffel Power as the Korean pair (surprise, surprise) take the GOLD.  USA did win the Bronze!

We're at the mid-weekend turn - that 10000m race tonight was WILD with the top 13 finishers ALL BREAKING THE OLYMPIC RECORD. USA also got their first medal since 2012 and only the 3rd in the last 50 years.  The track will heat things up!