Dynamos Take Lead; 3 Teams Still In Race

Heading into the final day, the Fantasy Summer Olympics couldn't be closer as three teams still have a good shot at victory.  This is always a hotly contested championship, but this Fantasy Olympiad could end up turning on something so simple as the league's collective failure to draft a silver-medal winning handball team.  It's an ironic failure indeed considering that nearly half the league has inadvertently given or received a Montenegro Women's Handball since competition began.

Da Nang Dynamos reclaimed their normal spot at the top of the standings Saturday with a 70.1 point day.  Written off for not having teams in the 50-point gold medal games, they used a balanced performance with 17 medals across seven sports.  The Dynamos' day was led by Russia athletics (eight medals, four gold).

Moving into third was Postmodern Pentathlon, with a huge 112.1 points.  Team USA took the 50-point gold in women's basketball, Norway took the 25-point gold in women's handball, and Brazil won Postmodern 25 points despite being upset the gold medal men's football game.

The Jim Thorpes dropped out of first place, scoring only 44.1 points on the day thanks to Team France's decision not to show up for the gold medal game in women's basketball.  It was the biggest disgrace for France since their 1873 defeat in the Franco-Prussian War to a made up country that everybody knows doesn't exist.

STANDINGS THROUGH SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

1.  John Binz, Da Nang Dynamos

467.5 Points
Swimming 129.6 (16G, 9S, 6B)
Athletics 50.4 (8G, 5S, 4B)
Volleyball 50 (1G, 2S)
Archery 40.6 (3G, 1B)
Gymnastics 30.8 (2G, 5S, 4B)
Sailing 35 (3G, 1S)
Wrestling 22.4 (3G, 1S, 2B)
Boxing 15.3 (1G, 1S, 2B)
Rowing 14.4 (3S, 2B)
Judo 14.2 (2G)
Fencing 12.5 (2S, 1B)
Tennis 10 (1S)
Diving 7.8 (2S, 1B)
Handball 6.3 (1B)
Table Tennis 6.2 (2B)
Cycling 5.6 (1S, 2B)
Canoeing 3.2 (2B)
Taekwondo 3.2 (1S)

2.  Brian Schwartz, The Jim Thorpes
447.8 Points
Tennis 65 (3G, 1B)
Football 50 (1G)

Canoeing 30.1 (3G, 2S, 3B)

Swimming 27.8 (1G, 6S, 3B)
Basketball 25 (1S)
Volleyball 25 (1G)
Water Polo 25 (1G)
Judo 23.3 (1G, 3S, 3B)
Fencing 22.5 (2G, 1B)
Athletics 20.3 (2G, 4S, 3B)
Synchronized Swimming 18.8 (1S, 1B)
Weightlifting 18.2 (5S, 1B)

Diving 15.7 (1G, 2S, 2B)
Cycling 15.4 (1G, 2S, 3B)

Boxing 13.4 (1G, 1S, 1B)
Taekwondo 11.1 (1G, 1S, 1B)
Rowing 10.7 (1G, 2B)
Gymnastics 8.4 (3S)
Field Hockey 6.3 (1B)
Table Tennis 6.3 (1S)

Badminton 5 (1S)

Wrestling 2.8 (1S)
Shooting 1.7 (1B)

3.  Lucas Tanglen, Postmodern Pentathlon

444.9 Points
Badminton 60 (5G, 1S, 2B)
Basketball 50 (1G)
Tennis 30 (1G, 1S)
Shooting 26.7 (3G, 2S)
Football 25 (1S)
Handball 25 (1G)
Triathlon 25 (1G)
Equestrian 22.9 (2G, 1S, 1B)
Swimming 20.7 (3S, 8B)
Synchronized Swimming 18.8 (1S, 1B)
Cycling 18.2 (1G, 4S, 1B)
Athletics 15 (1G, 3S, 4B)
Weightlifting 15 (1G, 2S, 1B)
Boxing 13.3 (2S, 3B)
Canoeing 12.6 (2G)
Judo 12.5 (1G, 3B)
Rowing 10.7 (1G, 1S)
Wrestling 8.4 (1G, 2B)
Gymnastics 7 (1S, 3B)
Archery 6.3 (1S)
Field Hockey 6.3 (1B)
Modern Pentathlon 6.3 (1B)
Sailing 5 (2B)
Diving 1.6 (1B)
Taekwondo 1.6 (1B)

4.  Craig Emmert, Chariots of Fire
350.2 Points
Volleyball 43.8 (1G, 1S, 1B)
Gymnastics 43.4 (5G, 4S, 3B)
Triathlon 31.2 (1G, 1B)
Athletics 30 (4G, 4S, 4B)
Swimming 25 (3G, 2G, 1B)
Rowing 24.9 (3G, 2B)
Shooting 23.3 (2G, 3S)
Judo 21.4 (2G, 4B)
Wrestling 19.6 (3G, 2B)
Equestrian 18.7 (2G, 1B)
Boxing 17.3 (2G, 1B)
Equestrian 12.5 (1G, 1S)
Field Hockey 12.5 (1S)
Diving 9.4 (1G, 1S)
Weightlifting 8.4 (1G, 1B)
Canoeing 6.3 (1S, 2B)
Sailing 2.5 (1B)

5.  Ellis Kunka, Los Cornballers
346.2 Points
Athletics 72.7 (9G, 13S, 7B)
Cycling 53.2 (8G, 2S, 2B)
Rowing 39.2 (4G, 2S, 2B)
Canoeing 26.7 (3G, 2S, 1B)
Football 25 (1S)
Wrestling 19.6 (2G, 2S, 2B)
Sailing 15 (1G, 1S)

Basketball 12.5 (1B)

Triathlon 12.5 (1S)

Boxing 11.5 (1G, 2B)

Gymnastics 11.2 (1G, 2S)
Tennis 10 (1S)
Taekwondo 9.4 (1G, 1S)
Badminton 7.5 (1S, 1B)
Table Tennis 6.3 (1S)
Fencing 5 (1S)
Shooting 5 (1S, 1B)
Equestrian 2.1 (1B)
Judo 1.8 (1B)

6.  Dave Spence, Paragons
343 Points
Table Tennis 62.6 (4G, 2S)
Synchronized Swimming 50 (2G)
Field Hockey 37.5 (1G, 1S)
Shooting 21.8 (3G, 1B)
Athletics 20.4 (4G, 1S, 1B)
Sailing 20 (1G, 2S)
Canoeing 17.3 (2G, 1S, 1B)
Swimming 16.2 (2G, 1S, 1B)
Equestrian 14.7 (3S, 1B)
Judo 14.3 (1G, 2S)
Wrestling 11.2 (3S, 2B)
Rowing 17.8 (2G, 1S)
Sailing 10 (2S)
Archery 6.3 (1S)
Triathlon 6.3 (1B)
Gymnastics 5.6 (1G)
Boxing 3.8 (2B)
Weightlifting 3.4 (2B)

Taekwondo 3.1 (1S)

7.  Theresa Yerger, Golden Girls
265.3 Points
Diving 48.7 (6G, 3S, 1B)
Fencing 45 (3G, 2S, 2B)
Weightlifting 40.1 (5G, 2S)
Shooting 25.1 (2G, 2S, 3B)

Field Hockey 25 (1G)

Athletics 18.3 (3G, 1S, 3B)
Tennis 15 (1S, 1B)
Gymnastics 9.8 (1G, 1S, 1B)
Canoeing 7.8 (2S, 1B)
Rowing 7.2 (2S)
Water Polo 6.3 (1B)
Judo 5.4 (1S, 1B)
Equestrian 4.2 (1S)
Taekwondo 3.1 (1S)
Swimming 2.9 (1S)
Wrestling 1.4 (1B)

8.  Christina Binz, Zurich Zebras
207.1 Points
Wrestling 35 (4G, 2S, 5B)
Gymnastics 22.4 (3G, 1S, 2B)
Weightlifting 21.8 (2G, 1B)
Sailing 20 (2G)
Tennis 15 (1S, 1B)
Cycling 14 (1G, 3S)
Boxing 13.4 (1G, 1S, 1B)
Archery 12.5 (1G)
Taekwondo 9.5 (1G, 2B)
Canoeing 9.4 (1G, 1S)
Fencing 7.5 (1S, 1B)
Judo 7.1 (1G)
Table Tennis 6.2 (2B)
Swimming 5.9 (1S, 2B)
Athletics 3.2 (1S, 1B)
Badminton 2.5 (1B)
Shooting 1.7 (1B)