As of Sunday at 11:37 a.m. Eastern time, the United States stood atop the official Olympic medal table, which sorts nations based on their number of gold medals.

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But some countries and organizations outside America sort nations based on their number of gold medals. By that standard, China topped the chart as of 4 p.m. ET Friday, with 13 gold medals.

The Olympic Foundation counts one medal per event independently of the number of athletes competing. It also does not include medals won in the arts competition or in demonstration events.

Here is a look at the Olympic medal count (and keep reading for some Team USA highlights from Day 1). Get Tri-state area news delivered to your inbox with NBC New York's News Headlines newsletter ...

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The United States is expected to at least tie that number if it wins both basketball gold-medal games and in women's soccer and one more gold in track and field. ... Early Day 15 Medal Winners 1 of 3.

To no one's surprise, Phelps' 28 overall medals are the most by a wide margin as well. No other Olympian has more than 18, and no other American has more than 12.

Now, she adds a second medal to her repertoire. Katie Ledecky and the 1,500: Number of laps A 1,500-meter heat is equivalent to swimming 30 laps in an Olympic pool.