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Why the answer to this poll is obvious. Total metal count is what it is all about. We won that. If we'd had the most gold's and not the most total metals, then that would have been the most important. I'm a flag waving American - and what we do best is what is the most important.....besides sorta looked like the Chinese cheated when necessary to enhance their metal count!
If you take out the medals where judges scores were involved the gold count was in out favor. Straight up competition like track and field and swimming we won more gold. In events like gymnastics the Chicon's had a big edge.Originally Posted by sportdawg
I say it is medals/$ spent. And I'm guessing Jamaca wins there (although Mongolia won a gold - I wonder how much their Olympic budget it).
Actually I think it is about individual competition and representing your country with honor.
How many medals could we have won? What is the percentage of medal winners?
I say it's % of medal winners that play/perform their sport willingly.
Now that's an interesting idea. I wonder if anyone has run those numbers.
Gymnast: "Gymnastics is something I have always enjoyed. I started when I was one..."
*whip crack*
"...eh, three years old and my parents told me I had to.."
*whip crack*
"ah, ah, I asked my parents if I could go to gymnastics camp. I liked it so much I asked if I could live there. Forever."
Other -
The Swedish female teams -
Any Nordic female team....
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
I like a point system, but I prefer 5-3-1 over 3-2-1. Two golds should be better than three silvers. And I would double the value for teams of 2-4 players and triple the value for teams of 5 or more.
Heard a commentary comparing total gold medal winners that accounts for all members of a team sport. The US has 120 something gold medals compared to China's 80 or so.
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