Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:17 pm
Irrob wrote:QUOTE (Irrob @ Mar 1 2010, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>How about this scenario: Country "X" wins one gold...total, Country "Y" wins 5 silvers. Which country is on top? If one wants to celebrate the gold medals and ignore the other poor loser bastards who won silver and bronze, that's cool with me. :P :P :P :P
LMAO.... I think it should be a point scale
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:22 pm
I think the Americans should fall in behind the rest of the world............I love em but, its very hard for a third world country to understand what is going on outside of their own borders... 
Anyway, if they wanna be winners...............I say we should all respect that and, move onto insulting another country like.....FRANCE!!!
Anyway, if they wanna be winners...............I say we should all respect that and, move onto insulting another country like.....FRANCE!!!
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:30 pm
I can agree with that notion, hehe
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:35 pm
I thought the winner was was decided on the Ice hockey?
at least thats the way it seemd last night lol
at least thats the way it seemd last night lol
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:38 pm
MrHenryDog wrote:QUOTE (MrHenryDog @ Mar 1 2010, 03:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I thought the winner was was decided on the Ice hockey?
at least thats the way it seemd last night lol
Seriously!!! I couldn't believe it! its just 1 gold medal. But the announcers made it seem like Canada just won the olympics. its weird. LOL
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:49 am
Wouldn't it make sense to work it out at the medals value? i.e gold = 3 points, silver = 2 points, bronze = 1 point.
United States 9 15 13 27+30+13=70
Germany 10 13 7 30+26+7=63
Canada 14 7 5 42+14+5=61
Norway 9 8 6 27+16+23=66
Austria 4 6 6 12+12+6=30
This would still put the US on top, but would also put Germany in 3rd instead of 2nd, Canada in 4th instead of 3rd and Norway in 2nd instead of 4th.
United States 9 15 13 27+30+13=70
Germany 10 13 7 30+26+7=63
Canada 14 7 5 42+14+5=61
Norway 9 8 6 27+16+23=66
Austria 4 6 6 12+12+6=30
This would still put the US on top, but would also put Germany in 3rd instead of 2nd, Canada in 4th instead of 3rd and Norway in 2nd instead of 4th.
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:08 pm
Did you use a calculator bazz? 
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:23 pm
its about being the best athelte and takeing part its not to see who is the best country,u represent your country thats it you are a individual at your certain sport,if it was about best country it would be the olympic world cup
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:26 pm
wayne123 wrote:QUOTE (wayne123 @ Mar 2 2010, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>its about being the best athelte and takeing part its not to see who is the best country,u represent your country thats it you are a individual at your certain sport,if it was about best country it would be the olympic world cup
Well said my fellow Brit... but then we don't win anything, so it's an excellent attitude! lol
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:50 pm
Hmmm, thought you'd catch that, bazzman. You gave Norway 23 points for their 6 bronze - hence the calculator comment. :P Not sure I agree entirely with wayne's comment - national pride plays a big part in international events, just ask any Canadian or American watching the gold medal hockey game. And ahhh, Canada rules!!