thursday 1 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 of course I'm only kidding. Can't remember any of them; 'cept this one. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 The medal drought. It's slightly hazukashi that NZ has a grand total of zero medals after 8 days! BUT I also see Canada has zero medals too! now that is a lot more surprising! NZ has a good chance of some medals today in rowing - will they crack the medal table before Canada? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 NZ wins - just got a bronze. Canada still ZIP. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Team GB are doing way too well for GB! How unusual for them to do better than expected! Link to post Share on other sites
Rag-Doll 0 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Depends how you measure the tally 2Pints. China and Aust seem to do it by the number of gold medals, but some of the US websites seem to do it by totals, in which case the forces of good (i.e. the US and Aust) are ahead of their respective evil opponents, China and Team GB. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Wasn't it always counted by number of golds first? Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Originally Posted By: 2pints,mate Team GB are doing way too well for GB! How unusual for them to do better than expected! Yep, they've come a long way from their one gold medal total in Atlanta 12 years ago. It's amazing what can happen when loads of money is pushed in the right direction. Ironically Australia has been criticed in the past for doing just that. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Britain won something? I havent seen them win anything. If JP TV is to be believed, the Olympics consists of Judo, Breastroke swimming, Soft/baseball and maybe volleyball if you dont mind watching after midnight. Link to post Share on other sites
Rag-Doll 0 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Originally Posted By: joshnii Wasn't it always counted by number of golds first? Probably, but if you're willing to change the rules, it is amazing what you can produce. If using totals means we finish in front of the Brits, then let's use totals! Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Britain is killing it in rowing, swimming, equestrian, cycling...... It's the big build up for London 2012. Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 One for the tech nerds, Funniest thing in the Opening ceremony, Microsoft's infamous Blue Screen of death. LOL. PWN3D From here: Gizmodo news website <-- Hope it's ok to post a link =) Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I heard today that some TV programme here in Aus worked out the tally of medals in proportion to the population of the nation - and of course Australia came out WAY ahead of any others! How silly! Link to post Share on other sites
Rag-Doll 0 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Originally Posted By: Rag-Doll Originally Posted By: joshnii Wasn't it always counted by number of golds first? Probably, but if you're willing to change the rules, it is amazing what you can produce. If using totals means we finish in front of the Brits, then let's use totals! From today's The Age Quote: US set for overall victory in medal tallyJacquelin Magnay | August 19, 2008 THE United States is poised to claim a stunning overall victory at the Beijing Olympics, even though the host nation has won nearly double the number of gold medals. So far, China has won the most gold medals, but the US claims to lead the medal tally. So who is No. 1? How can there be two winners, two countries, two medal tallies? Confusion arises because of different ways of measuring success based on the number of overall medals or on a ranking system using gold medals. US Olympic Committee media services director Bob Condron said: "We always consider the overall number of medals, because it shows the true strength of the team. The gold medals take care of themselves. "We rank the countries according to total number of medals, so if we say we won the medal tally, it means we won it overall." Chinese Olympic Committee officials could not talk about the medal tally because it was a topic sensitive enough for the most senior Chinese party officials. But in China, and in most parts of the world, the medal tally is calculated by the number of gold medals. The minor medals are used to break a tie. The International Olympic Committee ranks the medal standings both ways on its official information service. Historically, the IOC has rejected the notion of any medal tally, but in recent years it has become a talking point, and a means to lobby governments for sports funding. Last night, China led the tally based on 35 golds, to 19 for the US. Australia was third, with 11. But on the US measurement, it was leading, with 65 medals overall, followed by China (61) and Australia (33). However, Australia is tipped to fall to about sixth overall. If it appears obvious the gold medal standard is the way to go, as published by Australian newspapers, websites and broadcasters, think again. For the Australian Olympic Committee has used a total medal tally forecast for the past couple of Olympics. For Beijing, Australian success was measured on finishing in the top five — based on the overall tally, not numbers of golds. "Generally, we look at the overall medals when it comes to our objectives, because it is so hard to predict the number of golds," said AOC president John Coates, who had tipped 42 to 48 medals, but conceded Australia was on track to finish around the lower level. So, who should claim the global medal victory, China or the US? Coates believes it should be the overall winner, not the number of golds. So does Australian swim head coach Alan Thompson, who said the Beijing Olympics result for the swimmers was better than the Sydney Olympics, even though the team won fewer golds in Beijing. "It was our best medal haul ever: 20 medals, two more than Sydney, the previous best medal haul. We had six gold, one shy of Athens, two shy of Melbourne," said Thompson. But Coates said perhaps the medal tally should be calculated on the number of each team's medallists. "In Athens, we had 482 competitors and 158 medallists, so a third of the team came home with a medal. That is because we do so well in team sports," he said Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 lol good find Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 haha, who cares about the silver and bronze medals, they are for finishing 2nd and 3rd......the only position in competition that matters is 1st. If you didn't finish 1st, then you lost, pure and simple. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 But if you are 2nd and 3rd, you can still bite your medal. Does that annoy anyone else? Link to post Share on other sites
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