American Olympic medal table

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  • t.m.h.n.e.t
    t.m.h.n.e.t Posts: 2,265
    One is listed by golds the other is listed by overall total :?:

    There was some cheating involved.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Exactly! Check out the one on the official website, looks like the 'Merican one ine wrong!

    http://www.london2012.com/medals/

    (although at the moment American is only one medal off the lead. This thread might not make sense tomorrow)
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Exactly! Check out the one on the official website, looks like the 'Merican one ine wrong!

    http://www.london2012.com/medals/

    (although at the moment American is only one medal off the lead. This thread might not make sense tomorrow)

    They look exactly the same to me. Click the gold medal in the first link to 'sort by gold'. The yanks have gone for 'total medals' as a default as it puts them ahead of China :lol:
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  • dw300
    dw300 Posts: 1,642
    Lol .. PDK probably do something similar.
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  • Hoopdriver
    Hoopdriver Posts: 2,023
    Both total medals and total golds are valid ways of scoring overall performance - and at any rate as of this evening the Americans have eclipsed China in both catagories rendering the thread moot.
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  • dw300
    dw300 Posts: 1,642
    It's not moot till i press the moot button.
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Hoopdriver wrote:
    Both total medals and total golds are valid ways of scoring overall performance - and at any rate as of this evening the Americans have eclipsed China in both catagories rendering the thread moot.

    Did you not read my earlier post?
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Exactly! Check out the one on the official website, looks like the 'Merican one ine wrong!

    http://www.london2012.com/medals/

    (although at the moment American is only one medal off the lead. This thread might not make sense tomorrow)

    Doesn't that render your post moot?
  • Hoopdriver
    Hoopdriver Posts: 2,023
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Hoopdriver wrote:
    Both total medals and total golds are valid ways of scoring overall performance - and at any rate as of this evening the Americans have eclipsed China in both catagories rendering the thread moot.

    Did you not read my earlier post?
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Exactly! Check out the one on the official website, looks like the 'Merican one ine wrong!

    http://www.london2012.com/medals/

    (although at the moment American is only one medal off the lead. This thread might not make sense tomorrow)

    Doesn't that render your post moot?
    No
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  • BillyMansell
    BillyMansell Posts: 817
    Its nothing new. Whilst the universal approach is to categorize by the number of golds rather than total medals, people will try to use other metrics to get themselves up the table. It's something the Americans do at every Olympics, and more apparent by their position near the top, but the Australians take the prize this time by trying to combine their medal tally with that of New Zealand to elevate their position in the table.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Hoopdriver wrote:
    No

    Good argument, I see your point and take back everything I said. :roll:
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    BillyMansell wrote:
    ...people will try to use other metrics... It's something the Americans do at every Olympics...

    Just at the Olympics!?

    I remember zero WMDs being represented as some WMDs with some clever statistical trickery...
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,588
    Rolf F wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Exactly! Check out the one on the official website, looks like the 'Merican one ine wrong!

    http://www.london2012.com/medals/

    (although at the moment American is only one medal off the lead. This thread might not make sense tomorrow)

    They look exactly the same to me. Click the gold medal in the first link to 'sort by gold'. The yanks have gone for 'total medals' as a default as it puts them ahead of China :lol:

    The Aussies opted for that ploy in Beijing when the overtook them in the medal table. I suspect this time they are doing it based on how many times a country's athletes start a sentence with 'well, look' in interviews ;)
  • sadlybiggins
    sadlybiggins Posts: 158
    Ben6899 wrote:
    I remember zero WMDs being represented as some WMDs with some clever statistical trickery...

    Has Blair been at it again??
  • willhub
    willhub Posts: 821
    Does anyone know where I can find Yorkshire's Olympic table?
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    willhub wrote:
    Does anyone know where I can find Yorkshire's Olympic table?

    Here's one but not up to date I think. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/datablo ... background
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  • Hoopdriver
    Hoopdriver Posts: 2,023
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Hoopdriver wrote:
    No

    Good argument, I see your point and take back everything I said. :roll:
    Glad to hear it
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