Horse Racing Forum - PaceAdvantage.Com - Horse Racing Message Board

Go Back   Horse Racing Forum - PaceAdvantage.Com - Horse Racing Message Board > Off Topic > Off Topic - Sports


Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread
Old 07-28-2021, 06:28 PM   #1
mostpost
Registered User
 
mostpost's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: North Riverside, Il.
Posts: 16,047
Olympic medal count.

I’d like to start a discussion of which country is “winning “ the Olympics. Currently the United States has the most overall medals with 31, but Japan has the most Gold. Most news sources say the US is winning, but that would mean that finishing third is just as good as finishing first. An idea I will strongly support when I present my win ticket on a horse which finished third.

On the other hand just counting gold medals diminishes the accomplishment of those who finished second and third. Years ago, some newspapers had a points system. 10 for Gold 5 for Silvet and 2 or 3 for Bronze. What would you think of such a system now? What values would you assign each medal and why?

Then there is the question,”Are all gold medals equal?” Vastly more countries (and people) participate in Track and Field, Swimming,Gymnastics, Soccer and Basketball, than participate in aArchery, Tae Keon do and badminton. Why should all those Sports have Gold Medals of equal value?
__________________
"When you come at the King, You'd best not miss." Omar Little
mostpost is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 07-28-2021, 06:59 PM   #2
Rex Phinney
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Posts: 1,791
You seriously can't have a woke Olympics and then place different value on different sports.



Also lots of Bronze medalists identify as Gold medalists, so it's basically the same thing.
Rex Phinney is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 08-01-2021, 07:27 PM   #3
Inner Dirt
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
Posts: 12,396
Not sure if it is the same now but back in the day, first was worth 5 points, 2nd worth 3 points, and 3rd worth one during team track meets in High School and College. That works for me.
Inner Dirt is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 08-01-2021, 07:48 PM   #4
thaskalos
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,388
4 points for gold, 2 for silver and 1 for bronze.

And then divide each country's point total by the number of their competing athletes.
__________________
Live to play another day.
thaskalos is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 08-02-2021, 01:30 PM   #5
mostpost
Registered User
 
mostpost's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: North Riverside, Il.
Posts: 16,047
Quote:
Originally Posted by thaskalos View Post
4 points for gold, 2 for silver and 1 for bronze.

And then divide each country's point total by the number of their competing athletes.
Would you consider a team sport such as Basketball or soccer as one participant or many.

I would say one because there is only the possibility of winning one medal.
__________________
"When you come at the King, You'd best not miss." Omar Little
mostpost is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 08-02-2021, 01:42 PM   #6
xtb
Ultra MAGA "Gun Bitch"
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Western NY
Posts: 5,239
How about any athlete who protests against their country during the Olympics gets zero points for any medal they or their team win.
xtb is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 08-02-2021, 02:20 PM   #7
Inner Dirt
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
Posts: 12,396
Quote:
Originally Posted by xtb View Post
How about any athlete who protests against their country during the Olympics gets zero points for any medal they or their team win.

They would not care as long as they had their time on the podium to disrespect the flag. Damian Lillard of USA mens basketball even said the other countries are tough opponents because the NBA players they have play extra hard when representing their countries due to pride. What does that say about our players?
Inner Dirt is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 08-02-2021, 02:30 PM   #8
CheckMark
 
CheckMark's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Fergus,ON
Posts: 3,683
Quote:
Originally Posted by thaskalos View Post
4 points for gold, 2 for silver and 1 for bronze.

And then divide each country's point total by the number of their competing athletes.
Looks like a handicapping contest with the points above
__________________
Handicapping the world year round'
-Conley
CheckMark is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 08-02-2021, 02:51 PM   #9
proximity
Registered User
 
proximity's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: pen
Posts: 4,570
Quote:
Originally Posted by CheckMark View Post
Looks like a handicapping contest with the points above
yes!!

what was the old drf system where hermis, sweep, trackman,..... listed their top three? 5-2-1 maybe??

(and maybe 7 for a bolded best bet?)
proximity is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 08-02-2021, 03:12 PM   #10
CheckMark
 
CheckMark's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Fergus,ON
Posts: 3,683
Quote:
Originally Posted by proximity View Post
yes!!

what was the old drf system where hermis, sweep, trackman,..... listed their top three? 5-2-1 maybe??

(and maybe 7 for a bolded best bet?)
You are correct about the Consensus points being 5 for 1st, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd but if you had a best bet then it was 7pts.
__________________
Handicapping the world year round'
-Conley
CheckMark is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 08-02-2021, 03:53 PM   #11
Inner Dirt
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Beaverdam Virginia
Posts: 12,396
Looks like track meet scoring changes with the amount of teams now, looks like the system I mentioned is only used when there are 3-4 teams.
Inner Dirt is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Reply




Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

» Advertisement
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:45 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright 1999 - 2023 -- PaceAdvantage.Com -- All Rights Reserved
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program
designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.