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Will the U.S. win the overall medal count at Rio Olympics?

USA TODAY Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO — Barring a major upset – or about a dozen of them – over the next two-plus weeks, the United States will again claim it has won the Olympics by finishing at top of the medal table.

It will be the sixth straight Games – including Summer and Winter – it has happened, and it is a trend that shows no sign of stopping. And yet the rest of the world doesn’t quite agree.

But facts are facts, right?