Medal Standings

[troutman]

What is the "official" method for medal standings. According to CBC, China is first with the most gold medals. According to SI, the US is first with most overall medals.

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/results/

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/...kerByTotal.html

I think there should be a weighted score; ex. 3 points for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze.

[And then, divide by the population of the country, to see who is doing the best in per capita?]

[calf]

I don't think it really matters because nothing happens with the rankings - it's just a neat tally they're keeping track of.

I say most medals in total though.

[octothorp]

Originally posted by calf@Aug 18 2004, 10:25 AM
I don't think it really matters because nothing happens with the rankings - it's just a neat tally they're keeping track of.

I say most medals in total though.

Maybe something should happen with the rankings. Like, the country with the best medals/population ratio gets a seat on the UN security council until the next Olympics.

[calgaryred]

I think the country with the most gold medals should get special mention. Overall though the medal count should be done by which country has the most medals period.