Why the debate on medal 'table' ?

Question

Many ppl, probably from U.S. say total medals should be the way. Surely it's the amount of WINS any team has ? Example a basketball team wins 20 games and loses 20 by a single point. Team 'B' wins 21 games and loses 19 by 20 or more points. Team 'A' has a better pointts for/ against but would be lower on the table, as in soccer, baseball, etc.,etc.

Answer 1

i'm pure american and would much rather have more golds than more total medals. a country full of champions as opposed to a country full of 2nd and 3rd placers sounds much more appealing. i'll give china credit, they rocked the gold and i would rather switch medal places with them. but america still has a lot more golds than other nations, just not china.

Answer 2

The Olympic video games is a contest between athletes, no longer countries. The medal table in basic terms has relevence to the area of the first 3 placings in each and each journey, the winner is the Olympic Champion and gold medal winner, he gained the shape, the country he comes from did not ! If there must be a medal table, undemanding experience dictates that it is the gold medal winners, as Olympic Champions, who lead the table, and it is their count number which must be triumphant. something else is about playing politics and fairly does haven't anyplace by any potential in pastime, regrettably the opposite seems to have come to bypass !!

Answer 3

They should just count medals in the tally depending on the amount of players played on the are. 5 for basketball, 11 for soccer, etc,,, Anyway these are the sports that rock the world!

Answer 4

If it's ALL about winning (first place), why then are they silver and bronze medals? Why not ONLY gold?



A better system would be a point rating (3 for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze). By this system the US would lead with 195 points, followed by China with 190 points.

Answer 5

It seems like this question has become a FAQ.



The table should count the number of gold medals instead of total medal to be fair to other countries. However, if they like it, they can have a table which tabulate total number of medal. If you like it, you can tabulate a table according to alphabetical order.

Answer 6

Why the debate on medal 'table' ?



You tell us, it's you foreigners bring it up every 10 minutes and seem to care why the U.S. does it differently...........for some odd reason. Mostly to use it as an excuse to bash America, very immature.

Answer 7

I'm not going to figure that out.

I would rather have 49 gold, 50 silver, 50 bronze than 50 gold, 0 silver and 0 bronze,



that's just me. What ever works for you, I suggest you stick to what works for you and stop worrying or being concerned with what other do.

Answer 8

I'm in utter shock at how many time you ask this question, your obsessed and it's not healthy.



The fact that you care so much indicates something is seriously wrong with you.



There is nothing you can say or do to make the U.S. change the way it counts medals, deal with it and move on.

Answer 9

The only way the US would use the official medal tally is if they were winning it.

Answer 10

i have no clue what your talking about speak english next time that first sentence is confusing as hell. and why does it have to be from U.S.