But, in the points, a bad race could have dropped the United States sailors from medal contention.

The team finished just out of medal contention with a 5-4 record.

Their record in the preliminary round eliminated them from medal contention.

The top two teams from each group remain in medal contention.

The other three boats were not in medal contention.

He had started the dive in sixth place, not far removed from medal contention.

It's going to be a strong field, but I wouldn't count myself out of medal contention.

Their win was little consolation for being eliminated from medal contention.

The next day, at the floor exercise final, she was in medal contention.

He finished 8th, 50 points out of medal contention.