PARIS — The United States came out on top in the Olympic ... 34 total medals, 14 gold. Those two sporting disciplines alone accounted for roughly half of the total U.S. medal tally.

By that measurement, the U.S. led the field as of 4 p.m. ET Friday, with 43 medals total, according to standings on the NBC Olympics website. But some countries and organizations outside America ...

For the first time in Summer Olympics history, there was a tie atop the gold medal leaderboard as the U.S. and China both won 40 events in Paris. Medal breakdown: Team USA's 126 total medals far ...