Oh It's On Now

The race between China the the United States in the medal count will be an intriguing one, and it's already started.

And so far, (even though I hate to say this) the USA Today's prediction that the Chinese will be the first country to take the most gold medals in 72 years while the Americans continue their dominance in the medal count has come to fruition, after one day of medals.

China currently has two gold medals, while Team USA (after sweeping the sabre event) leads in the medal count with three.

It will be interesting to see how this battle plays out. Much has been said about the Chinese's Project 119, their goal to obtain 119 (gold) medals in the events that hold the most medals (swimming, rowing, sailing and track and field).

Some news outlets have compared this to the Soviet-style training systems prevalent throughout the world of Communism in during the Cold War, hinting at a negative connotation.

No matter the tactics, the race is on. The one thing that made the Olympics such a huge even during the Cold War was the fact that you had two superpowers in the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Now there's another superpower in sport. And that might just make this interesting.