How is the medal count tallied: by most gold medals or by total medals?

Question

In order to determine which team wins the Olympics to they go by most gold medals or most total medals? Or do they even keep track of who "wins" the Olympics? Is the Olympics even a contest over who wins, or is it true that nobody cares who wins? In the past, was there some rivalry between the USA and the USSR, and if so, was there a way that they determined who won the Olympics between the USA and the USSR? Did they go by most gold medals or by most total medals?

Answer 1

correct!most gold and then so on.so a country can have more total medals but its the most gold and believe me everyone cares,its bragging rights for the next 4 years.

Answer 2

Its all about having fun. I don't think there is a prize for most gold or most medals. It is up to the individual media outlet to make a big deal over the medal tally. My own personal medal tally still sits on zero gold, zero silver and zero bronze.

Answer 3

most gold, then if the countries have the same amount silver, then bronze