US is a failure in the medal standings

Are the Olympics over? How do you know what the final total will be? Track and Field just started and I'm pretty sure the US will get more than China there. What events are there left that China excels in?

Pablo Nurmi wrote:

Are the Olympics over? How do you know what the final total will be? Track and Field just started and I'm pretty sure the US will get more than China there. What events are there left that China excels in?

Many people really want the US Team to lose the gold medal count so they pounce when they sniff even the possibility of China besting America.

Realistically, it’s going to be very close. At this point it’s pretty safe to say the United States wins the overall medal count while the gold medal count is a toss up. The United States has to have a good showing in track & field and win men’s basketball, women’s basketball and women’s soccer to have a shot of beating China.

The Cold War is over as far as athletics are concerned. The Olympics used to be a propaganda tool but not anymore. Over the last 50 years people have realized the problem are the governments, not the people.

If there should be one country the US would want to beat it's Russia. They were supposed to be banned and have won a lot medals.

Pablo Nurmi wrote:

Are the Olympics over? How do you know what the final total will be? Track and Field just started and I'm pretty sure the US will get more than China there. What events are there left that China excels in?

There are plenty. Loads of diving yet, bit of shooting, the badminton gold medal matches.

USA even getting beat in events like BMX and surfing which were put in to boost their medal standings.

What a relief it is that it’s not all about gold medals. Pretty tough concept to understand though I guess these days.

ADeanW1088 wrote:

What a relief it is that it’s not all about gold medals. Pretty tough concept to understand though I guess these days.

The medal table is counted by gold medals first.

The only country who don't is the US because it helps them not to.

Sorry.

they will all get a participation trophy when they return to the united states

Yes, the Greek Freak could have competed in....hold it, the best basketball player is from Greece.

Joey Votto could have gone in....hold it...he's from Canada

Vlad Gurrerro and Ohtana could have...they are Dominican and Japanese.

The Britiah empire is at the top of the medal table.

If you added together only the medals of GB, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, we would have 30 golds compared to 19 for the USA.

Number 32 wrote:

The Britiah empire is at the top of the medal table.

If you added together only the medals of GB, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, we would have 30 golds compared to 19 for the USA.

You're missing 5, but they're from predominantly non-white countries so I understand why you didn't want to count them.

trollism wrote:

Number 32 wrote:

The Britiah empire is at the top of the medal table.

If you added together only the medals of GB, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, we would have 30 golds compared to 19 for the USA.

You're missing 5, but they're from predominantly non-white countries so I understand why you didn't want to count them.

Maybe because there is a difference between a colony and a country we ruled over the native people? I'm sure El K or Samual from the Congo could explain it to you.

Number 32 wrote:

trollism wrote:

You're missing 5, but they're from predominantly non-white countries so I understand why you didn't want to count them.

Maybe because there is a difference between a colony and a country we ruled over the native people? I'm sure El K or Samual from the Congo could explain it to you.

I'm sure that made sense in your head.

You said British Empire, all those non-white places you look down on were part of it.

Yes, that's why I said at the top of the medal table. If I was only including white countries, they would still be behind China.

Don't you agree that Australia and New Zealand are a little closer culturally to Britain than Kenya.

Though I accept you are closer in your cultural Marxism and anti British hate to El G and Samuel the Congan than you are to me.

*El K.