During and after the Olympics you always see the Medal Table, who’s got more golds who’s got more total. But neither one of those really tell you the whole picture. We need a scoring system, and the summer swim league I grew up in (Northern Virginia Swimming League) has a great one:
- Gold = 5 points
- Silver = 3 points
- Bronze = 1 point
With that system the US still won, but France moves from 5th up to 3rd. It’s a much more straightforward evaluation of Olympic performance than debating gold vs. total.
In swimming, the US broadcast made it seem like the US and Australia were close, with the battle for the most golds coming down to the last race. But the score shows a different picture, one where the US smashed the Australians during the course of the week-long meet
Here’s a link to the full medal table with the scoring in place https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_yjOUp3VHvRMhI7DmIvUHq436L1MFbuHe-eu8m5G64Y/edit?usp=sharing
Because it was close, with the battle for most golds coming down to the last race.
The score? Which score? This arbitrary score you’ve made up? Why not award golds a million points and say you’ve obliterated the Aussies? There’s not much point in Australia competing anymore, considering you’ve got 20 trillion more points.
Why does this shit constantly come from Americans? You did really well! Why do you have to create a system where you “smashed” an opponent? So many of you seem to be such sore winners.
People can’t just watch a huge sporting event of amazingly talented and hardworking athletes compete amongst themselves without turning it into a giant d*ck-measuring contest. It’s all about living vicariously through their medal winners and showing their tribalistic nature in the worst way. Those kind of people are just pathetic and completely misses the Olympic spirit