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• Aaron Usery

  I actually support no particular country, it’s all just games, however, I do understand that if I were to tell this to one of the people who has worked hard to acheive the common goal: to participate in the olympics, and possibly win the widely craved olympic gold medal, I would recieve a well deserved pop in the nose. People work their Butts off just to get into the olympics in the first place, and I understand that very few of them go home as happy-go-lucky people. Just look at the swimming events, for example, they hold several trials just to “find the gold medal material”. None of this is possible without unquestioned determination.

  To tell the truth I believe that in order to win, not only is a lifetime of training required, but the participants must be taught and drilled firmly in determination. For without the drive of unending determination, a participant will later, and unevitably give up, even when the end is in sight. The womens marathon is a perfect example of great determination. Australia’s runner got ahead and stayed ahead, and actually won because she had the wit, physical training, and unerring determination to do so.

  21 August 2008, 21:35 pm

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• chan

  The Champion of a game is always the Gold Medal owner/winner, that is True.
  No point telling and showing clearly to every people in the World that you have more Silver Medal and Bronze Medal in Total to be Number One. Because this really shown that you are really just Number 2 and clearly…. :-)

  22 August 2008, 1:58 am

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• keith

  Good try about most gold test, BUT it just doesn’t hold water! Yes, i agree that 100 gold is better than 101 silver,however anyone would agree that 101 silver is better than just 1 gold. The USA has more silver and more bronze than China. IF YOU ADD UP WHO HAS THE MOST MEDALS BY EVENTS, THAN THE USA WINS THAT TOO. You see when we were kids competing, what was better- the kid with one ribbon, or the kid with 20 ribbions? America is just more overall athletic! Placing in the most EVENTS rationally determines the winner. Why do you think there are over 300 events in the olympics!!

  22 August 2008, 15:29 pm

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• KO

  Keith:
  Firstly, the winner of the Olympics has always been the nation with the most gold, so that isn’t going to change. There really is no point in debating it because that’s how it has always been done.

  You said, “IF YOU ADD UP WHO HAS THE MOST MEDALS BY EVENTS, THAN THE USA WINS THAT TOO.” But that isn’t true. As of this post, China has medals in more events then the US, 21 events to 18.

  I guess 101 silver is better then 1 gold, however the total medal difference between the two nations are quite close. Its not like US has 101 silver and china only 1 gold. If you follow your logic, it would probably be closer to US having 101 silver and China 95 gold. Which would you consider then winner then?

  Anyway, the fact is, the winner is the nation with the most gold.

  22 August 2008, 18:30 pm

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• pmbdzn

  I am sorry but you all are wrong it goes by points. 3 points for Gold, 2 points for Silver, and 1 point for Bronze. Which means, the USA and China are tied for 1st place at winning the Olympics, because they each have 200 points. China was ahead for a long time, but at 1:30am pst USA was 4 points ahead, and by 5 am pst China and the USA were tied in points.

  22 August 2008, 20:19 pm

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• Lala

  I like the 9 for gold, 3 for silver, and 1 for broze the best. It’s the fairest!

  China: 499
  US: 422

  22 August 2008, 20:22 pm

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• pmbdzn

  Lala, sorry you have it wrong, I said
  3 points for Gold.
  2 points for Silver and
  1 point for Bronze.

  China has 200 points
  47 Gold x 3 = 141
  17 Silver x 2 = 34
  25 Bronze x 1 = 25

  USA has 200 points
  31 Gold x 3 = 93
  36 Silver x 2 = 72
  35 Bronze x 1 = 35

  So the USA and China are tied

  23 August 2008, 1:08 am

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• pmbdzn

  This point system is the official way it is done. check out the official olympic website. It is listed there that it is 3 2 1

  23 August 2008, 1:16 am

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• John

  pmbdzn
  Technically, you are wrong. If you assign:
  3 pts = Gold
  2 pts = Silver
  1 pt = Bronze
  then what you are actually saying is that gold is only worth 1 lousy point more than silver and silver 1 lousy point than bronze, when in reality getting a gold medal means you are the best in this world at the particular sport. So a scoring of 9,3,1 or a 10,5,1 would make much more sense. Gold >> Silver >> Bronze

  23 August 2008, 2:30 am

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• KO

  pmbdzn:
  I can’t find where it says gold is worth 3 points, silver 2 and bronze 1. Can you give me the url?

  If you look at previous Olympics and how the countries are ranked, it has always been the nation with more gold medals above nations with less gold medals.

  23 August 2008, 4:36 am

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