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Whats better getting more total medals in the olympics or getting more gold medals in the olympics?

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Whats better getting more total medals in the olympics or getting more gold medals in the olympics?

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  1. gold of course.

    If a country got 10 Golds only, and another got 15 bronzes only....whats better?

    10 winners or 15 '2nd runner ups'?


  2. Personally i think the total gold medals is much better as it shows that the country at the top is not just good at being second rate, but at winning.  this is backed up by the way the olympic medal table is set up (with Golds at the top).  recently the USA have been suggesting the total is better, however everyone really knows that it is a consolation prize.

    however some might say that a total medal count would be better as it would stop one person having a huge effect on the table (Michael Phelps)

    But overall, i think it is definately better to get the most golds  

  3. It really doesn't matter that much. People don't like American way of medal tally because they are trying to tell the world they are still number one and not recognizing others achievement.  

  4. I think it's a different kind of good. China definitely has an obscene amount of dominance in these Olympics with all their Gold medals. I think the US is more all-around great with the equality spread throughout the medals. Both teams are exciting to watch, but China's dominance is definitely insane.

  5. I heard that there's a guy somewhere whose better than Phelps because he won 15 bronze medals over 2 Olympics? Never heard of him? Me either.  

  6. Do you think that Phelps will be happier with 8 golds or 9 silver/bronze?  And will he be so much adulated in USA if he got 9 silver/bronze?  The answer is obvious.  If not, why are so many Americans whining over being "robbed" of a gold in gymnastics . . . .  to the extent that they began to hallucinate over "bribed judges", etc.  

    Facts are facts:  China has produced 46 olympic champions at this stage of the game, way ahead of USA.

  7. GOLD, and everybody knows it

    when the games are chronicled

    the country with the most Gold are always listed first by the IOC

  8. Depends, are you getting them honestly, or are you bribing the judges?

  9. gold

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