On Thursday, the United States was on the right side of one of the most shocking upsets imaginable in Olympic wrestling.

On Friday, the script flipped -- two times over.

American freestyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs was considered one of the biggest favorites in any Olympic event heading into Rio. Instead, Burroughs was downed 3-2 in his 74-kilogram match against Russia's Aniuar Geduev -- and then he lost hours later in his next match to Uzbekistan's Bekzod Abdurakhmonov.

It was an unthinkable 11-1 loss.

Burroughs, the 2012 gold medal winner in this event, will not reach the podium in Rio. It's stunning, and Burroughs was emotional after his second match on Friday.

This is someone considered by so many to be the best freestyle wrestler in the world. Something went wrong. To lose twice in one day after losing twice, period, in his international career? Practically impossible, as far as those in the wrestling world were concerned.

The scene earlier in the day featured a loud and heavy contingent for Burroughs. One post-match report:

"This was supposed to be my year. This was supposed to be my breakthrough performance," Burroughs said, as reported by the Associated Press. "I've done everything right. I've sacrificed so much to get here. ... I wanted to be among the greats. I wanted to be a Simone Biles, a Michael Phelps, nationally. I wanted to be those guys, and it's unfortunate."

In regard to the Geduev loss, Burroughs was done in in part by a blind draw. Burroughs got behind early, down 3-0. He didn't have enough to overtake Geduev. The unfortunate part of the draw was, really, this match was worthy of being the final one in the event. Geduev was considered by many to be Burroughs' only real challenger for the gold. They wind up in the same section, and instead of meeting with a medal on the line, Burroughs goes down while Geduev will now be a heavy favorite to take gold.

In addition to taking gold in the 74kg event in London, Burroughs won world championships in that weight class in 2011, 2013 and 2015.