Athens 2004 Olympics Medal Table...

[Zim Hosein]

Medals Table :Q

 

[KLin]

it's still early.

 

[bandana163]

Wow, China is doing really well so far.

 

[Red Dawn]

Well that's what happens when Americans can't use performance enhancing substances!

 

[tennisflip]

Things will pick up once track & field starts.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Well that's what happens when Americans can't use performance enhancing substances!

How do you know they're not?

 

[chuckywang]

Wow, they are getting owned. The 2nd day of the Olympics, and already there's no way I can see them catching up to China.

C'mon, there's over 1000 medals being awarded. It's waaaaay too early to say how the US will perform.

 

[Ender]

Unlike America, China and Russia both compel their athletes with life-changing financial incentives. In a nation like Russia one would get a $50,000 monthly pension for winning a single gold medal, while getting a gold medal in China would almost guarantee a popular clothing line or business venue. For the athletes in Russia and China, gold medals aren't simply about practicing to be your athletic best, it's also about striving to live a life that can be comparable to living in America or another economically advanced nation. Americans are neither pressured by these financial burdens nor are they forced to become the best like some athletes are in China and Russia.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Ender
Unlike America, China and Russia both compel their athletes with life-changing financial incentives. In a nation like Russia one would get a $50,000 monthly pension for winning a single gold medal, while getting a gold medal in China would almost guarantee a popular clothing line or business venue. For the athletes in Russia and China, gold medals aren't simply about practicing to be your athletic best, it's also about striving to live a life that can be comparable to living in America or another economically advanced nation. Americans are neither pressured by these financial burdens nor are they forced to become the best like some athletes are in China and Russia.

Two words, commercial endorsements!

 

[klah]

China has never won a medal from track and field in the Olympic Games. Does China have any black athletes these year? Guess that will be a big ZERO again this year in T&F.

 

[SuperTool]

Just wait till the dream team gets its gold... Not

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Ender
Unlike America, China and Russia both compel their athletes with life-changing financial incentives. In a nation like Russia one would get a $50,000 monthly pension for winning a single gold medal, while getting a gold medal in China would almost guarantee a popular clothing line or business venue. For the athletes in Russia and China, gold medals aren't simply about practicing to be your athletic best, it's also about striving to live a life that can be comparable to living in America or another economically advanced nation. Americans are neither pressured by these financial burdens nor are they forced to become the best like some athletes are in China and Russia.

Two words, commercial endorsements!

There will be some U.S. athletes that will do very well coming out of this olympics, but that vast majority will sink into obscurity even if they do medal.

 

[Mo0o]

China always owns early because of the way the events are set up. Once you get into running events then China starts to go down in the medal counts.

 

[0roo0roo]

basketball is embarrassing

 

[booger711]

its funny how they rank by gold medals, then by total number of medals

 

[feelingshorter]

Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Wow, China is doing really well so far.

yep, they owning...

 

[Ornery]

Hmmm, I didn't even know the opening ceremonies were over yet...

 

[PingSpike]

Its those damn terrorists.

 

[DaWhim]

with the rise of china, i am not surprised.

 

[Babbles]

US medal winners get compensated by the government and coperations just like every other country.

Anyhow, come on, the Olympics just started a couple of days ago this is hardly any indication of how the US will perform. Also I think most events are pretty independent of each other. In other words a piss poor basketball team is in now way at all an indicator of how well the swim team or track field competition will be.

 

[VirginiaDonkey]

go Mongolia!

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: VirginiaDonkey
go Mongolia!

:Q

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: SuperTool
Just wait till the dream team gets beaten badly

fixed for you.

no, wait, that already happened!

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: booger711
its funny how they rank by gold medals, then by total number of medals

Second place finish is first place loser.

 

[HappyPuppy]

The U.S. sucks bulbous buttloads of poo poo.