Though Usain Bolt came away from the Olympics with 2 gold medals and two world records, he did not come away with the respect of IOC president Jacques Rogge. Rogge complained about Bolt’s antics and dancing after his wins, saying he showed a lack of sportsmanship.

LaShawn Merritt beat defending gold medalist Jeremy Wariner in the 400-meter sprint. It was the only success for the US on a night that saw both the men and women of the US 4×100 meter relay team drop their batons and fail to advance out of the early round heats.

The US women were successful on the sand where the team of Walsh and May-Treanor took gold as expected. The US women also scored a major win when they ousted Brazil 1-0 in the gold medal soccer match.

However, things did not go as well on the softball field where Japan upset the US and left the Americans shrugging their shoulders. The US also did not manage to turn their favored status into a gold medal in water polo. The Netherlands upset them 9-8 in a hard fought match with a last second goal.

Veronica Campbell-Brown capped Jamaica’s sprint domination with a win in the 200-meter women’s final. American Allyson Felix finished second earning silver, the same color medal that she took home in Athens.

There was no drama for Usain Bolt in the aftermath of his 200-meter win, save the criticism from Rogge. However, the silver and bronze changed hands twice. First, American Wallace Spearmon was disqualified for stepping on the lane line several times during the race. A closer look also exposed a similar set of mistakes by silver medalist Churandy Martina. That left fourth place finished Shawn Crawford with a silver to go with his 2004 gold and fifth place Walter Dix with his second bronze of the Games.