Man, people get so serious of what are meant to be games...
...oh wait, what forum am I posting on again?
...oh wait, what forum am I posting on again?
that doesnt mean very muchStubbee wrote:
i wish would look at medals per capita and/or medals per GDP
comparing the medal totals from countries 100+ millions to countries 10 million is pretty ludicrous.
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Sure it does. A place like the US is going to get more medals than PNG on the basis of those two reasons alone.
why? GB has the most athletes there but has a far lower population than USA and ChinaJaekus wrote:
Sure it does. A place like the US is going to get more medals than PNG on the basis of those two reasons alone.
but of course PNG is going to have less medals than the US but not because they have a lower population
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In case you haven't noticed, the country hosting the games usually has a lot more athletes than their usual team size.
uh okJaekus wrote:
In case you haven't noticed, the country hosting the games usually has a lot more athletes than their usual team size.
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For example, at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Australia's team was the largest ever at over 600 atheletes. The second highest was in the 400's.
i know
stubbee is saying that medals per capita is an important statistic. Im saying that per capita is mostly irrelevant and medals per athlete at the event is more informative. I dont see how having more people in a country is going to affect anything
stubbee is saying that medals per capita is an important statistic. Im saying that per capita is mostly irrelevant and medals per athlete at the event is more informative. I dont see how having more people in a country is going to affect anything
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Canadia seems to be a bit better at the colder sports...
It can affect things due to a greater choice of athletes to compete, but I see what you're saying. Australia has come 4th in the medal tally in previous Olympics and we have a population that's 7% the size of the US.Mutantbear wrote:
i know
stubbee is saying that medals per capita is an important statistic. Im saying that per capita is mostly irrelevant and medals per athlete at the event is more informative. I dont see how having more people in a country is going to affect anything
Current standings:
Traditional medals chart: USA leads
Medals chart on GDP: North Korea leads.
Medals chart on population size: New Zealand leads.
Medals chart on team size: China leads.
Really though you can only rate how well a country has performed based on its own past Olympic history, there's never been any point to try and figure out who 'won' the Olympics.
Traditional medals chart: USA leads
Medals chart on GDP: North Korea leads.
Medals chart on population size: New Zealand leads.
Medals chart on team size: China leads.
Really though you can only rate how well a country has performed based on its own past Olympic history, there's never been any point to try and figure out who 'won' the Olympics.
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Glorious North Korea!Ty wrote:
Current standings:
Traditional medals chart: USA leads
Medals chart on GDP: North Korea leads.
Medals chart on population size: New Zealand leads.
Medals chart on team size: China leads.
Really though you can only rate how well a country has performed based on its own past Olympic history, there's never been any point to try and figure out who 'won' the Olympics.
I would go with population TBH.
Also, fuck New Zealand NZ call for Olympic sheep shearing
Also, fuck New Zealand NZ call for Olympic sheep shearing
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Fuck Israel
They just want to get the sheep naked for afterwards.
My parents were in row 3, start of the final bend yesterday..
Mate that call is from both the NZ and Australian sheep shearing community, even if the ABC doesn't want to admit it.Dilbert_X wrote:
I would go with population TBH.
Also, fuck New Zealand NZ call for Olympic sheep shearing
Is best Korea!AussieReaper wrote:
Glorious North Korea!
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haha denise lewis the mental bitch
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
40 minute break for Murray between the men's final and the mixed doubles lol.
just enough time for him to drop dead
pooppooppooppoop
Fingers crossed!!Cisse wrote:
just enough time for him to drop dead
lol beyond stupid. those who win more than anyone else is the winner.Ty wrote:
Current standings:
Traditional medals chart: USA leads
Medals chart on GDP: North Korea leads.
Medals chart on population size: New Zealand leads.
Medals chart on team size: China leads.
Really though you can only rate how well a country has performed based on its own past Olympic history, there's never been any point to try and figure out who 'won' the Olympics.
What are you looking at dicknose
you could also say host nation medals dont count because judges get influenced by the audience
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dennis your posts are contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic movement.
Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
all star professional athletes getting more attention and money?m3thod wrote:
dennis your posts are contrary to the values and ideas of the Olympic movement.
What are you looking at dicknose