Should ranking be by Total Medals or by Gold Medals?

[Loongsam]

The USA had always based the winner of the Olympics by the total number of medals won, be it Gold, silver or Bronze but in China, it has always been based on the Type of medal, where the country who wins the most number of Gold medals is the winner.
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</TH><TH></TH></TR><TR class=GreyonWhite><TH></TH><TH align=left>COUNTRY</TH><TH>MEDALISTS</TH><TH>GOLD </TH><TH>SILVER</TH><TH>BRONZE</TH><TH>TOTAL</TH></TR></THEAD><TBODY><TR class=OnSkyBlue><TD align=middle></TD><TD>United States


</TD><TD align=middle>see names</TD><TD align=middle>31</TD><TD align=middle>36</TD><TD align=middle>35</TD><TD class=bold align=middle>102</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle></TD><TD>China


</TD><TD align=middle>see names</TD><TD align=middle>47</TD><TD align=middle>17</TD><TD align=middle>25</TD><TD class=bold align=middle>89</TD></TR><TR class=OnSkyBlue><TD align=middle></TD><TD>Russia


</TD><TD align=middle>see names</TD><TD align=middle>17</TD><TD align=middle>18</TD><TD align=middle>22</TD><TD class=bold align=middle>57</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle></TD><TD>Great Britain


</TD><TD align=middle>see names</TD><TD align=middle>18</TD><TD align=middle>13</TD><TD align=middle>13</TD><TD class=bold align=middle>44</TD></TR><TR class=OnSkyBlue><TD align=middle></TD><TD>Australia


</TD><TD align=middle>see names</TD><TD align=middle>12</TD><TD align=middle>14</TD><TD align=middle>16</TD><TD class=bold align=middle>42</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle></TD><TD>Germany


</TD><TD align=middle>see names</TD><TD align=middle>14</TD><TD align=middle>9</TD><TD align=middle>13</TD><TD class=bold align=middle>36</TD></TR><TR class=OnSkyBlue><TD align=middle></TD><TD>France


</TD><TD align=middle>see names</TD><TD align=middle>5</TD><TD align=middle>13</TD><TD align=middle>16</TD><TD class=bold align=middle>34</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle></TD><TD>South Korea


</TD><TD align=middle>see names</TD><TD align=middle>11</TD><TD align=middle>10</TD><TD align=middle>7</TD><TD class=bold align=middle>28</TD></TR><TR class=OnSkyBlue><TD align=middle></TD><TD>Japan


</TD><TD align=middle>see names</TD><TD align=middle>9</TD><TD align=middle>6</TD><TD align=middle>10</TD><TD class=bold align=middle>25</TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle></TD><TD>Italy


</TD><TD align=middle>see names</TD><TD align=middle>7</TD><TD align=middle>8</TD><TD align=middle>10</TD><TD class=bold align=middle>25</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[tonychat]

USA is different, they dun follow the crowd when doing things.

 

[BlueCat]

should be base on Gold Medals won.
but US always like to be different,to show everyone that they are the BIG brother in the world.

 

[fishcer]

People only remember the winners in any event, no one cares who comes in 2nd or 3rd. Enough said.

 

[hughgrant]

lidat might as well rank according to total no. of participants

 

[SIFU]

depends on whether u r supporting US or China..

 

[Ramseth]

Ranking is based on number of gold medals, the winners. Silver and bronze medals are consolation prizes for the best and second best losers, nevertheless still losers.

 

[SIFU]

Ranking is based on number of gold medals, the winners. Silver and bronze medals are consolation prizes for the best and second best losers, nevertheless still losers.

Harsh... but true..

 

[po2wq]

depends on which 1 makes u look gd la ...

when u r no 1, u blow ur trumpet loud-loud across ze whole island ... when u r nt, u diam-diam ...


but, me was hoping china could oso beat dem in ze total no of medals ... lidat dey totally hv nothing 2 twist abt ... but looks like ze remaining games suit us rather than china ... 2 bad ...