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Originally Posted by Cowperson
Not finishing third in a big pile of events has been our big problem in the medal count . . . . . or finishing third has been the biggest benefit to the USA as an example.
Relative to our peers, we've been pretty good finishing first and second.
Cowperson
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That's the thing. We have a plethora of top 5 finishes - right up there with the USA and Germany in that regard.
At the end of the day, the question is this: Is it really so important that those 4th/5th place finishes jump into the bronze medal position or is winning the gold medal total (and likely by 3-4 golds based on the number of gold medal favorites for each country) good enough?