CREATE TABLE table_204_727 (id NUMBER, "rank" NUMBER, "nation" CLOB, "gold" NUMBER, "silver" NUMBER, "bronze" NUMBER, "total" NUMBER)

who had the next highest number of gold medals after the unites states ?
SELECT "nation" FROM table_204_727 WHERE "gold" < (SELECT "gold" FROM table_204_727 WHERE "nation" = 'united states') ORDER BY "gold" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "nation" FROM "table_204_727" WHERE "gold" < (SELECT "gold" FROM "table_204_727" WHERE "nation" = 'united states') ORDER BY "gold" DESC FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY