Olympics: Medal Count

**Moosashi** · 15-02-2006, 00:43

So here are current medal counts of the top 5 countries as of 6:46PM ET.

G S B T
1. Norway 1 5 5 11
2. Russia 4 3 2 9
3. Germany 4 1 2 7
3. United States 5 2 0 7
5. China 0 2 3 5

Medal counts are popular in the media's coverage of the Olympics. Is this healthy competition or is it contrary to the Olympic spirit of international unity? Should a nation make a particular goal of winning the most medals? Let's discuss the Olympics, medals and nationalism. Thoughts?

EDIT: I don't know how to make a table, but you get the idea.

**stormrage112345** · 15-02-2006, 00:46

Norway is winning? I didn't see that coming. The whole olympics should just be a ping pong (is that hyphenated?) and diving show down. Yep.

**buttershug** · 15-02-2006, 00:52

Originally Posted by stormrage112345

Norway is winning? I didn't see that coming. The whole olympics should just be a ping pong (is that hyphenated?) and diving show down. Yep.

The diving would be interesting. Considering it's the winter olympics and all the water involved is frozen.

edit Ping-pong on ice would be interesting too. Soft soled shoes not skates.

**stormrage112345** · 15-02-2006, 00:54

Wait, Winter Olympics? Nevermind then. Oh, you reminded me, we have a joke around here that swimming was replaced in the Winter Olympics with naked ice sliding.

**Arbedark** · 15-02-2006, 01:18

Originally Posted by stormrage112345

Wait, Winter Olympics? Nevermind then. Oh, you reminded me, we have a joke around here that swimming was replaced in the Winter Olympics with naked ice sliding.

Dude...its the middle of winter...and 2 years since the last Olympics...how did you get confused with the real Olympics?

**stormrage112345** · 15-02-2006, 01:30

Haha, Winter Olympics aren't real. But I thought he meant like both Winter and REAL. And just because I felt like it while we're on the subject of diving, Speedo Holster.

**Mecal** · 15-02-2006, 01:32

how am i supposed to read that table?

**Arbedark** · 15-02-2006, 01:36

Code:

Place Country         G S B T
1.      Norway         1 5 5 11
2.      Russia           4 3 2 9
3.      Germany        4 1 2 7
3.      United States 5 2 0 7
5.      China            0 2 3 5

Helpful? Or not?

**Arbedark** · 15-02-2006, 01:41

Originally Posted by Arbedark

Code:

Place Country         G S B T
1.      Norway         1 5 5 11
2.      Russia           4 3 2 9
3.      Germany        4 1 2 7
3.      United States 5 2 0 7
5.      China            0 2 3 5

Helpful? Or not?

Man I suck at making tables...