Medal Picks

Individual sabre
• Rebecca Ward, U.S.
• Sada Jacobson, U.S.
• Tan Xue, China
Oregonian Ward won world title in 2006 at age 16.

Team sabre
• U.S.
• China
• Russia
Athens sabre champ Mariel Zagunis joins Ward, Jacobson.

FIELD HOCKEY

Men
• Australia
• Germany
• Netherlands
Minus injured midfielder Nathan Eglington, Aussies still rule.

Women
• Netherlands
• Argentina
• Germany
Germans took '04 gold despite being outscored overall 11--8.

GYMNASTICS

Men

Team
• China
• Japan
• Russia
Also favored in 2004, China tumbled to fifth in Athens.

Individual all-around
• Yang Wei, China
• Fabian Hambüchen, Germany
• Hiroyuki Tomita, Japan
Yang led all-around in '04 before crashing from high bar.

Floor exercise
• Diego Hypólito, Brazil
• Zou Kai, China
• Marian Dragulescu, Romania
Hypólito's sister survived bus wreck, won worlds medal.