Well, the judo portion of the 2008 Beijing Olympics is officially over. For Team USA there were some disappointments, but several strong showings by new Olympic competitors, and one historic medal. Here's the breakdown for Team USA: Women -48kg
Sayaka Matsumoto lost her first match in preliminaries and was eliminated in her first match in repechage. Her first fight was against Japan's legendary Ryoko Tani, a personal hero of hers. This was her first Olympics.
Women -57kg
Valerie Gotay won one match, and lost one match.
Women -70kg
Ronda Rousey won five matches and lost only one to Edith Bosch (NED) in the preliminaries. In the repechage, she defeated German Annett Boehm to get a bronze medal. Not only is this the only medal won by the US in judo this year, it's the first medal a US woman has won in Olympic judo since women's judo became a sanctioned event.
Men -60kg
Taraje Williams-Murray won his first match but was eliminated in his second. In his first match, he pulled off a major upset by defeating Japan's Hiroaki Hiraoka. This was his second time in the Olympics.
Men -66kg
Taylor Takata did well in his first Olympic games. He won his first two matches in the preliminaries, but was eliminated after two consecutive losses.
Men -73kg
Ryan Reser was eliminated by Dashdavaa Gantumur of Mongolia in his first fight. This was Ryan's first time competing in the Olympics, though he was previously an alternate.
Men -90kg
Brian Olson was eliminated by Diego Rostati of Argentina in his first match. This was Brian's fourth Olympic appearance!
Men -100kg
Adler Volmar was eliminated by Amel Mekic of Bosnia in his first match. This was his first Olympics representing the US. He represented Haiti in the 1996 games.
Men +100kg
Daniel McCormick won one match and lost one match in the preliminaries. In the repechage he won a second match and was eliminated in his fourth match. This was a good showing for the 22 year old in his first Olympics.
So there's the results for Team USA. Congrats to all our competitors for competing in the Olympics! You represented USA judo well.
