Okay..so this is officially my last blog about the Olympics..at least for these Games. Now don't get me wrong, I consider myself as red-white-and-blue as most Americans when it comes to rooting interests in the Olympics (for the actual SPORTING events-see other blogs for example).
But these medal-count standings are starting to make me nuts. ...
All medals are not created equal. So, why do the standings pretend they are? I keep hearing, “China leads in golds, but the U.S. has more medals.” So which is more important?
Well the first idea is to win gold. If not gold, silver. If not silver, bronze. In that order. Right? ...
Seems to me the standings should be weighted accordingly. Nobody of right mind would score a swimming or track and field meet by counting the number of places each team snatches. First place gets most points, second fewer, third fewer still. Add up the points, and that tells you who wins. ...
If we’re going to compile international standings, medals should be scored 3-2-1, for gold-silver-bronze. ...
The final medal count in Beijing was 110 for the US and 100 for China. So, why aren't we turning over cars and setting fires in the streets? Alas, because if we used my scoring methods the final score: China 223 United States 220 In other words ...
They didn't kick our butts, but they did win.....
maybe we should have had some 14 year old girls compete in gymnastics? : ) : )
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