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Update Olympics: US is now 2nd on the table; China at No. 1
332 sats \ 18 comments \ @Coinsreporter 2 Aug 2024 Stacker_Sports
Howdy Stackers!!
Just bit of a medal tally update this time!
US was struggling to move up the table till yesterday but in just one day US has reached to the 2nd place in medal tally! I'm surprised and not surprised at the same time.

Medal Tally Yesterday

https://m.stacker.news/42938

Medal Tally Today

https://m.stacker.news/42947
How do you view this sudden jump by US?
Can China remain on top of the table or US will just move up and reclaim no. 1 spot which they have only lost to China in 2008 in this century?
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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 2 Aug 2024
Well, it was a good day for unexpected surprises (women's fencing, men's rowing), as well as areas the US has done well in (women's gymnastics, swimming). Sometimes it's a matter of what events take place when.
I've never understood why the only medal table options are gold or total medals. I'd love to see a combined version where gold is worth, say, five points, silver three, bronze 1. Still gives weight to gold, but also gives props to countries that score multiple medals in events.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 2 Aug 2024
Our pool is definitely that way. For a correct gold prediction, you get 3 points, for silver 2 and for bronze 1 point. So, we should be happy that at least we're doing it right way.
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31 sats \ 15 replies \ @siggy47 2 Aug 2024
In the US we see US at #1, based on total medals. Of course that way benefits the US.
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156 sats \ 1 reply \ @IamSINGLE 2 Aug 2024
In Bejing Olympics, US win more medal than China but not more Golds. US was 2nd and China was 1st. So, it benifits every country that win more gold.
https://m.stacker.news/42966
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 2 Aug 2024
100 vs 112, yet China was at 1st place. Good job!!
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54 sats \ 7 replies \ @grayruby 2 Aug 2024
I prefer the standings that way. It’s confusing this way.
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20 sats \ 6 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 2 Aug 2024
Nothing's confusing for me. Whoever wins more Gold is placed higher.
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11 sats \ 5 replies \ @grayruby 2 Aug 2024
Obviously the goal is gold but they give out 3 medals per event. Would you argue a country that had one gold medal and no other medals had a better Olympics than a country that had no golds but 5 silver and 5 bronze?
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50 sats \ 4 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 2 Aug 2024
I don't agree it but it's not confusing. They should in fact change it and measure the table with a total number of medal tally.
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11 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 2 Aug 2024
Fair. It’s interesting because in the example I gave I would say the country with 10 medals had a better Olympics than the one with one but on the flip side if a country had 9 gold medals and no other medals and another country had 2 golds, 4 silver and 4 bronze. 9 golds is better. So that’s an argument for sorting it by gold.
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161 sats \ 2 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 2 Aug 2024
Obviously, a gold is like 10 times more valuable than a silver so, I think it's okay to gove Gold an edge over silver and bronze.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @IamSINGLE 2 Aug 2024
I love Gold 🥇 but India haven't got any till now is really terrible!
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56 sats \ 4 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 2 Aug 2024
That's interesting! In the US a lot of measurement is done differently. Right?
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11 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 2 Aug 2024
Yes. They tried to convert to the metric system 50 years, but the people refused. I remember when teachers tried to teach us. We ignored them.
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56 sats \ 2 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 2 Aug 2024
For me the US measurement system is really confusing! I also accept that this is largely due to we never learn it.
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 2 Aug 2024
Objectively the metric system makes more sense.
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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 2 Aug 2024
Yes, it does!
But, I feel that the imperial system is one of those things that distinguishes America from the rest of world. It's like sticking to one's traditions. We also use imperial system but in fragments. I've seen that in Indian villages, even at my village house, we still have old imperial weights. Also, while selling tobacco to merchants, we sell in imperial weights not in Kilograms or quintals.
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