Watching wrestling practice a few days out from the Olympics is quite a bit different than visiting an Olympic training camp session earlier in the summer. By the time the teams are in Athens, and just a few days from competing, things change considerably.    The athletes and teams are on "individual workout" schedules. This does not mean that the athletes are not training. It means that their training is specifically geared to their needs, as well as the what is necessary for them to peak on the days that they participate.    All of the wrestlers here have specific days of weighin and competition. It differs based upon what style you are and what weight class you compete in. A quick summary of the groups goes like this:    Miranda, O'Donnell, McMann, Montgomery - Weighin on Aug. 21, Compete on Aug 22, 23  Hall, Wood, Vering, Gardner - Weighin on Aug 23, Compete on Aug. 24 and 25   Gruenwald, Lowney - Weighin on Aug 24, Compete Aug 25 and 26  Abas, Kelly, Sanderson, McCoy - Weigh on Aug 26, Compete Aug 27 and 28  Guerrero, Williams, Cormier - Weighin on Aug 27, Compete Aug 28 and 29    So, it is easy to see that the training needs of Patricia Miranda will differ in timing than the training needs of Daniel Cormier, who competes a full week later than she does.    Everything is flexible during individual workouts. The athletes and coaches work together on this. A men's freestyle workout might have one athlete working on some technique, another one doing situation live drills, another one on the bike, another one taking a run. You are not hearing whistles or seeing coaches yelling out instructions. Nobody seems to be looking at a watch.    During Olympic Training in Colorado Springs, each of the three U.S. teams had specific times for their practices at the USOTC facility. It is the same here, however, sometimes you see a woman doing a workout during the freestyle time, or a Greco-Roman athlete getting something done when the women are scheduled. All three teams are into this phase of preparation, and the needs of the individual becomes the priority. The athletes are getting physically and mentally ready for battle, as well as doing their final weight management activities. As individuals, each of these athletes do it a little bit differently. The coaches know this and work to assist them in getting their final preparations done well.    In today's workout for the men freestylers, one of the most interesting things was some personal coaching by National Coach Kevin Jackson with Cael Sanderson, who had Tim Hartung as his training partner.     Jackson had them doing live situations, putting Sanderson in positions and making him work on them very hard on it. He had Sanderson on the edge with Hartung in an underhook position, forcing Sanderson to circle back into the center and gain good position. Then Jackson put them on their feet, telling Sanderson he was losing with 30 seconds left and needed a takedown. The athletes were banging hard, and working these situations again and again. This was something to help Sanderson on some specific need for his preparation.    On the other side of the mat, a teammate was working on a specific technique with a training partner. Another Olympian was having a talk with one of the Olympic coaches, on a specific situation or position. At this time, it is all about each person. Wrestling is an individual sport, and you see that in this final phase of training.    Olympic Coach Bobby Douglas was looking at each of the athletes and liking what he was seeing. He gave a great description of this individual phase.    "They are working on individual mastery of fundamentals," said Douglas. "They are at the stage where you have to give them more freedom and not so much structure. Coaches stopped barking at them a few days ago."    "Now, they will do it their way," he continued. "You have to be a facilitator, a motivator. You get them in their comfort zone. You have them with people they are comfortable with and trust. The energy level is coming up. Their game face is on. They are getting ornery as they get closer to competing."    If you had to describe a practice today, you would have to describe seven different men's freestyle practices, one for each athlete. Each coach also has a different set of athletes they are responsible for, and they are available to work with their athletes as they are needed. It is well organized, but loose. The plan is being executed, one athlete at a time.    Their goal is to win medals. Gold medals. Every one of them.    The medal count is very apparent at the Olympic Games. Everywhere that you look, there is a list of medals. This morning, the USA moved to the top of the count with 19, followed by China with 18, Australia with 14, Russia with 12 and Japan with 9. The breakdown for the USA is 8 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze.     This changes every day. The athletes, the coaches and the people working with the teams are quite aware of this.    How many medals with the U.S. wrestlers win? If you ask a U.S. athlete, he or she will tell you they are going for the gold medal. If you ask a coach, they will talk about winning at each weight class. Although everybody knows a medal sweep in wrestling has not happened and is not likely, they also know what Team USA is capable of doing.    "Individually, we know every athlete is capable of winning," said Olympic Coach Zeke Jones. "All of them have the confidence they will do well. The key is working smart and giving them the best opportunity to win."    Jones, who won an Olympic silver medal himself, understands that the difference between winning a medal and going home emptyhanded is very slim. It often goes down to one mistake or relaxing at the wrong time or getting into one incorrect position. This is something he and the other Olympic coaches have worked on with the athletes throughout training, focusing on every position, every hold, while not taking any moments off on the mat.    An athlete wants to win that medal, not only for himself and his family but for his country. The fact that the USA is leading the medal count does not add pressure, but can be a good thing, according to Jones.    "You pay attention," said Jones. "It gives you confidence to see the USA in the first position on the medal chart. It is a reminder that we are a great sporting country."