With US women's vball gold, and China's silver and bronze, according to US medal criteria, China wins. Agreed?

Question

With US women's vball gold, and China's silver and bronze, according to US medal criteria, China wins. Agreed?

Answer 1

what a smart logic!!

Answer 2

Excellent example!

Answer 3

They won the most, yes.

But in the actual event, the US won.

As for over all medal count.

You can't "Win" the Olympics.

The US will end with the most medals, China with the most gold.

Both are doing very well.

I don't understand what the problem is.

The USA is obviously the more well rounded of the countries, but I would expect that seeing how much money they have to pour into the sports.

China has the most gold because they have put the most effort into winning the events.

Answer 4

LOL good logic.  China gets 2 medals as opposed to US's one gold.

This just shows that the more contestants/events you enter, the more chance you have of getting medals.  US has a big track and swimming team so they will almost always secure a medal or two in each event.  America's medal count is more about quantity than quality imo.

Answer 5

So, the verdict is China won in beach volleyball because China has 2 medals?  LOL.  A brilliant logic!

Answer 6

Lol! Nice one!

Answer 7

beach volleyball or indoor? indoor volleyball, china wins either way if china and US face each other at the finals. US head coach, Lang Ping, is the 1984 volleyball gold medalist so im happy either way.

Answer 8

According to US logic, whoever has more medals win, that is why USA is ranked number 1 in their own medal tall.

But wait, the exception is when USA gets gold medal, she is automatically a winner.

When USA gets most gold, USA wins

When USA gets most medals, USA wins,

When USA cannot get most golds and medals, we are all in a friendly game and who cares about medals. It is bad sportsmanship and non American when you talk about medals.

Answer 9

I get it. Now can someone show me where there is a link to a medal tally that lists by Gold, Silver, Bronze??

All I have been able to find is by total medal tally even in other countries posts.  So how is this Americans way of "winning" something you can't really win (being the Olympics in general)?  

Answer 10

Congrats to China on winning the Volleyball. :)

To the person above me, go to the official Beijing 2008 olympic site, it has the proper medal tally.

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/IN...

Answer 11

This US medal criteria is made solely for the Americans to believe that US is the winner in the Games. They have  far less gold medals than the Chinese and they simply can't take it.

Answer 12

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha,great question.What happens if China gets most overall medals too,(we all know their gonna get most Golds and be the true real worthy deserving undisputable Olympic Champions)will USA  then go down to fourth and fifth places to try to pretend they won haha.