One thing I did with the last summer games was try to see and relate each countries performance relative to medal count. The end solution, to establish a talking point, was to weight each medal, and I used 5-3-1 for gold-silver-bronze. I felt this was a fair way to judge. Others have suggested weighing each sport differently, but I really didnt care for that. I simply used 5-3-1.
Currently the USA leads with a score of 69 (7-8-10)
I’ve enjoyed the bits I’ve seen. I just don’t like NBC and the way they do the Olympics. When I already know who got the medal, why do I want to watch the event?
i enjoy keeping up with some of the events. The downhill & short track are very entertaining. While biathalon is like watching the grass grow, I’m very amazed at the shooting skills.
He is an embarrassment to himself and his country. And what is with the hair. The Russian pairs ice dancing dude had the same type of hair… I thought that hair died in the 70s. Maybe it is still the 70s in Russia or they are just catching up after over 70 years of CP rule?
I never could quite grasp the attn. the figure / dancing skaters bring to the olympics. Some of the gals are quite the hotties though. I overheard one of the announcers say that their custume counts for some of the score…wth?? no doubt they have talent but not sure how it pulls more audience than the speed skaters.
I have to admit I kinda root for the non u.s. competitors to fall and do kinda giggle when it happens. Certainly nothing I’m proud as it has to hurt to train so hard only to muff it up.
So the bronze medal winner of the half pipe was ermm told to go home after posing for a pic in somewhere in a pub or what have you holding his medal in front of his crotch while a girl was on her knees kissing the medal
What did they expect from extreme snow boarders?
