| @clint- the worst thing about ranking by total medals, or points as you use, is that it puts gold on the same level as silver/bronze. That is simply not true, golds are much more important, and thus should be ranked first. If country x has 10 g 1s 3b vs country y with 2g 7s 8b who did better? Most countries and the IOC would say x, but the US (and Canada apparently) for some reason would say y. The only thing that total medal ranking tells us is who the deepest team is. But going in we all know that the US, due to many advantages, is the deepest at every olympics. I want to know who the best is, no-one remembers who won silver or bronze. And I am American so this is not some anti-american spin, just a cry for sanity. |
Michael Phelps Gold Medals
6+ Olympic Golds
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