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发帖数: 901 | 1 Through 11 days of the Olympics, China leads the United States in the
official IOC medal count. But in Fourth-Place Medal's "real" medal count, a
tally that ignores judged activities masquerading as sports, Team USA has a
commanding lead over its Asian counterparts.
[Related: Olympic medals' monetary value may shock you]
Our real medal count ignores Olympic disciplines like gymnastics and diving
and instead focuses on sports where winners are determined on the field of
play. When Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps wins a race, the result is objective
and undeniable. Gabby Douglas winning the women's all-around was one of the
most memorable moments of the first week. But why did she win a gold over
Victoria Komova? Because some judges said she was 0.259 better? It wouldn't
be so insulting if we weren't the rubes who accept it like it's real.
Gymnastics wins aren't victories, they're subjective decisions based on
objective-sounding rules.
So factor all of that out when talking about medal counts. China isn't ahead
, the United States is. When you factor out all the judging nonsense in
gymnastics, diving, trampoline and judo, Team USA is the decisive leader. |
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