RIO DE JANEIRO -- Theres no nice way to put it. Australians are choking.Its happening here, there and everywhere at the Olympic Games.In the pool. At the velodrome. Hockey pitches. Basketball courts. Long jump pits ... to name a few.As Australian favourites flop, theyre leaving a whiff of one of sports rankest odours - the smell of what couldabeen, what shouldabeen.Purely measured in gold, Londons 2012 Games were Australias worst for two decades.Rio de Janeiros edition surely wont be that bad.Australia have seven gold medals in Rio already, compared to eight in London (one of those came almost four years late when Jared Tallent was belatedly awarded his walking gold).Arriving in Rio, the Australian Olympic Committees own benchmarking predicted 13 gold. Thats still possible by the time competition ends on Sunday (Monday AEST).Global sports data company Gracenote forecast 18 Australian golds. 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