Top five moments of Day 12 at the Rio Olympics

The Rio Olympic games have reached the end of the third quarter, and the pressure of the tournament is reaching a fever pitch in some events. Day 12 featured among other things, a podium sweep, the end of an era and a setup for redemption.

Here are your top five moments from Day 12.

Usain Bolt and Andre De Grasse share a moment

All eyes were on Usain Bolt as he raced for a spot in the 200-meter final. Spoiler alert: he was fast.

Bolt has made it a habit of looking around during the races not only to check where his opponents are, but to assert this dominance over a field that is fighting their hardest just to keep up with him. Canada’s Andre De Grasse was not going to let that slide.

As Usain Bolt let up to conserve energy, De Grasse surged towards Bolt to try and beat him. As both runners crossed the finish line, they exchanged smiles and joked after the race. What is competition without a little fun?

USA dominates 100m hurdle

There aren’t a lot of firsts in track and field, but the United States found a way to get one.

The Americans swept the podium in the women’s 100-meter hurdles – the first time that has ever happened in the event. Brianna Rollins won the race for the gold, Nia Ali followed her with the silver and Kristi Castlin made it to the podium for a bronze.

Nia Ali’s son, Titus Maximus Tinsley, also made his international debut at the Olympics. He had no bearing on the results, but just knowing that there is a kid in the world named Titus Maximus is a win in itself.

Manu Ginobili says goodbye

The United States destroyed Argentina tonight, 105-78, but the victory came at a price. It was the last Olympic game of Manu Ginobili’s career.

The Argentine legend has played competitively for the national team since 1998, and has been a fixture of the squad and their success. He was the best player when Argentina became the first team to defeat a United States team composed of all NBA players at the 2002 FIBA World Championships, and was instrumental to their gold medal run at Athens 2004.

It’s a bittersweet end for Ginobili, who was serenaded by the Argentine fans in attendance one last time.

Americans jump to the top two spots

The women’s long jump did not feature a sweep, but two out of three isn’t bad.

Tianna Bartoletta recorded a personal-best 7.17 meters on her second to last jump to leap from fifth to first place in the standings. Defending champion and American Brittney Reese had one jump to top her, but fell just short with a 7.15-meter jump.

But Reese’s loss is the American’s gain as they still finished in the top-two spots in the long jump.

Brazil puts a nickel+1 on Honduras

After a shaky start to their Olympics, the Brazil men’s soccer team have found their rhythm. They started the tournament with zero goals through two games, but have found the net 12 times in their last three games, with six of them coming against Honduras in today’s semifinal round. They are now set to face Germany in the final.

The same Germany that destroyed Brazil 7-1 the last time these two teams played each other.

With the women’s soccer team out of the gold medal race, and the Germans defeating Brazil in beach volleyball, revenge will definitely be on every Brazilian’s mind.