Event 2024 Paris Summer Olympics!

[kjironman1]

This is awesome!

 

[crandc]

This is awesome!

Specific? Or everything?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

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It always amuses me that American publications always do the medal ranking by total number of medals, so the US is ALWAYS first, whereas the rest of the world always does it by number of Golds. Here's the BBC:

 

[e_blazer]

It always amuses me that American publications always do the medal ranking by total number of medals, so the US is ALWAYS first, whereas the rest of the world always does it by number of Golds. Here's the BBC:
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It always amuses me that people care about national medal counts.

 

[Pinwheel1]

It always amuses me that American publications always do the medal ranking by total number of medals, so the US is ALWAYS first, whereas the rest of the world always does it by number of Golds. Here's the BBC:
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Ha, I remember years when the USA led in Gold medals but not in total medals and people questioned why the total medal count was featured in the publications. Not sure it matters either way.

 

[kjironman1]

Specific? Or everything?

Just commenting on Bob the cap catcher getting his moment.

 

[inconceivable]

 

[PtldPlatypus]

It always amuses me that American publications always do the medal ranking by total number of medals, so the US is ALWAYS first, whereas the rest of the world always does it by number of Golds. Here's the BBC:
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I always felt it should be a point system--3 for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze--and then ranked by total points. Basically in line with the total medal count ranking, but actually giving weight to victory. Maybe a 5-3-1 (or even 5-2-1) point assignment would be better?

 

[kjironman1]

I always felt it should be a point system--3 for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze--and then ranked by total points. Basically in line with the total medal count ranking, but actually giving weight to victory. Maybe a 5-3-1 (or even 5-2-1) point assignment would be better?

My view is the Olympics are more individual than that but I could see that as a way to do a medal count if you felt it was necessary.

 

[crandc]

I would like to see medals compared to population size. Expect a country of 300 million to win more than a country of 4 million, what about pet capital?

 

[barfo]

I would like to see medals compared to population size. Expect a country of 300 million to win more than a country of 4 million, what about pet capital?

I think the US has more pets by far, so we'd always be at the top.

barfo

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

British diver knitting while he watches from the stands.
Yes!

He is perhaps the most famous British Olympian:

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I think the US has more pets by far, so we'd always be at the top.

barfo

Yes, but the OP was talking about pet CAPITAL. Do we have the RICHEST pets? (Probably.)

 

[e_blazer]

I would like to see medals compared to population size. Expect a country of 300 million to win more than a country of 4 million, what about pet capital?

I bet cats would be awesome in floor exercise and balance beam. Well, unless they took time out to groom themselves and hack up a hairball.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[PDXFonz]

I bet cats would be awesome in floor exercise and balance beam. Well, unless they took time out to groom themselves and hack up a hairball.

Turkey would win the Gold medal in ribbon chasing

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Yes, but the OP was talking about pet CAPITAL. Do we have the RICHEST pets? (Probably.)

Or, are we talking about the overall value of the pets. Some countries probably have some super expensive horses.

 

[PDXFonz]

Or, are we talking about the overall value of the pets. Some countries probably have some super expensive horses.

And Saudi Arabian cats are wealthy because of the oil money

 

[PtldPlatypus]

And Saudi Arabian cats are wealthy because of the oil money

Possibly. The highest liquidity of the most liquid of animals.

 

[Natebishop3]

How the hell if France doing so well this time around... they were 10th in medal count in Tokyo.....

Favoritism?????

 

[PDXFonz]

How the hell if France doing so well this time around... they were 10th in medal count in Tokyo.....

Favoritism?????

There must be something in the cheese

 

[Rastapopoulos]

How the hell if France doing so well this time around... they were 10th in medal count in Tokyo.....

Favoritism?????

You must be new to this Olympics thing. The home country ALWAYS does WAY better than usual.

 

[PDXFonz]

Japan leading with 6!

 

[PDXFonz]

Add +2 to the USA gold medal count for basketball?

 

[Kano John]

Yes, but the OP was talking about pet CAPITAL. Do we have the RICHEST pets? (Probably.)

All this talk about cats and pets in the olympics is really the ultimate dog days of summer!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

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[PDXFonz]

Speed climbing is an olympic event now? How long has that been?

Looks like since 2020.

 

[andalusian]

I hope someone provides the list in order of bronze medals, that's what interests me.