The Rio Farce, End of Day 11: Two-thirds through, with the wheels coming off...

Not even really looking before I do that title, because it's clear the wheels are coming off these Games.  Five days to go, though, so a round-robin of what's been going on in Rio that NBC might *NOT* want you to know about...

• Deadspin article title of the day:  "Shit-talking German Track Cyclist Loses Seat During Sprint, Wins Gold Medal Anyway"  Kristina Vogel thinks something is up with this Great Britain run on the cycling track, thinking they probably dope pretty well.  When she barely beat out a Brit for the title in Rio, her seat came off just as she crossed the line.
• With BMX and mountain biking (pending the course is still standing) to come:  Great Britain's run has led to 13 cycling medals, six gold -- far outsurpassing anyone else on the table.  Netherlands has four with two gold.  USA has 3 with one gold -- one of six nations with one gold in the cycling events.
• Interesting factoid from Deadspin subsidiary Jalopnik:  The discus competition is sped up by the discs being returned to the athletes by radio-controlled vehicles!
• Ugly American strikes again at ESPN's women's website ESPNW:  They're holding a poll asking if the Bahamian's dive was cheap.  It's about a 50-50 split with about 5600 votes cast.  *groan*  She didn't foul, and leapt for the line so her torso would break the plane first.
• Sounds like the weightlifting federation wanted to be political:  Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan will be banned for one year for doping -- AFTER TODAY, the end of the weightlifting.  (Inside the Games)
• One of the sports China HAS been able to dominate is the weightlifting.  Seven medals, five gold to head the table.  Thailand and Iran had two golds each, and the about-to-be-banned Kazakhstan team was second in total with five medals.
• Not surprisingly, the AIBA, one of the most corrupt organizations running sports for the Olympics, has stood behind the controversial judging in the Rio boxing tournaments.  I'd say, after watching a match regarding the highest gold medal hope for the USA, the refereeing is suspect too, as the opponent was able to lunge, grab, and damned near wrestle the American around -- but lost all rounds on all cards in their quarterfinal match.  (Inside the Games)
• Darya Klishna, after receiving a CAS appeal to compete in the long jump, will be in tomorrow's final.
• National Dick-Measuring Contest Update:  USA still leads, snagging but two more gold medals, floor exercise and men's triple jump (only four since the pool closed on Saturday, and two of those were Simone Biles!) to lead the golds with 28 and the total with 84 - a symmetrical 28-28-28.  Great Britain is second in golds with 19 (gap is closing!), China third with 17.  Flip that order in the total.  China second with 51, GBR third with 50.
• USA's only three track and field gold medals are in the field.  Only 13 track events plus the decathlon are left, including the four relays.