The United States maintained its lead in the medal race at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and more headlining Tuesday's action with gold medals.
China, however, kept pace by taking gold in a handful of events and even pulling ahead of the United States in gold medals before the USA's big guns hit the pool.
Twitter had plenty to say on the topic.
Here's a look at the official standings after Tuesday, where the United States continues to hold China at an arm's length:
Phelps and Ledecky helped Team USA claw its way back into the fray against China in terms of gold medals.