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Day 5 of the Olympics was a big day for team USA鈥檚 individual competitors, from the cycling course to the green-tinged pool.聽

American cyclist Kristin Armstrong won her in the road cycling individual time trial, competing against rainy conditions, a nosebleed, and tough challengers to defend the title she also won in London and Beijing.聽

Off-road, the US swim team continued to rake in gold on Wednesday. Katie Ledecky anchored the 4x200 freestyle relay, coming in first over the Australian and Canadian teams and winning her third gold this Olympics. On the men's side, Michael Phelps celebrated as he won his .

On the piste, fencing champion Daryl Homer became the first American to win a in 112 years. Aron Szilagyi, a Hungarian who took home the gold in London 2012, retained his title.

"We're trying to raise the visibility of the sport," Mr. Homer told the Associated Press. "We are very competitive with each other, and it's great. I love that."

Back at the pool, Great Britain won its first ever gold medal in diving thanks to Jack Laugher and Chris Mears' performance on the 3m synchronized springboard.

And the green diving pool?聽Rio officials said the聽green聽was caused "by a proliferation of algae."

After the excitement of the women's gymnastic teams' all-around finals on Tuesday聽鈥� where the self-dubbed "Final Five" United States team took home gold聽鈥� fans returned for men's events.聽Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, who was heavily favored after winning every all-around title at the world championships since 2009 and the London Olympics, on Wednesday, only increasing his reputation as the best male gymnast ever.

As the games enter Day 6, USA is favored to win several swimming and gymnastics events.聽

Swimming: Wednesday鈥檚 champions Mr. Phelps (men鈥檚 100m fly) and Ms. Ledecky (women鈥檚 800m free) return to the pool, as does Missy Franklin (women鈥檚 200m back). Ledecky and Ms. Franklin both won these events back in the 2012 games, while Phelps is going for his fourth gold in the 100m fly.

Gymnastics: Following the US women's gymnastics team's all-around team medal,聽first-time Olympian Simone Biles, who has been called the best gymnast in the history of the sport, is favored to win gold in the individual all-around competition. If she claims this medal, that would make her the fourth consecutive American to win this award.

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Schedule of all gold medal-worthy events Thursday:

11:00 a.m. Shooting - Women's 50m rifle 3-positions, final

11:30 a.m. Kayak - Men's and women's kayak slalom, final

2:00 p.m. Archery - 聽Women's individual archery quarterfinals, semifinals and medal matches

2:30听p.m.听闯耻诲辞 - Women's 78kg and men's 100kg weight classes, bronze and gold medal matches

3:00 p.m.Gymnastics - Women鈥檚 individual all-around champion

3:00 p.m.Cycling - Men's team sprint qualifying, first round and finals

4:00听p.m.听贵别苍肠颈苍驳 - Women鈥檚 epee team gold and bronze medal bouts

4:30 p.m.听搁耻驳产测 - Men鈥檚 medal matches

7:30 p.m.聽Table Tennis - Men鈥檚 singles gold and bronze matches

9:00 p.m.听厂飞颈尘尘颈苍驳 - Women's 200m breaststroke, men's 200m backstroke, men's 200m IM and women's 100m freestyle