neowin_hipster Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Surprised i didn't see this one yet because the game ended a while back, even on Canadian TV, but i see NBC is still showing it. *spoiler* US won by 8 points (or somewhere below 10 points) to win bronze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 yeah!! bloody american ******s!!! the game was cool though. :( it seems that lithuania had 2 unlucky days in a row:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainashi Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 bronze is better than nothing, i guess. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Still counts just as much as a Gold or Silver in the medal count, as long as United States doesn't tie anyone for the medal count -- which I think is pretty much impossible now, anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thop Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Still counts just as much as a Gold or Silver in the medal count, as long as United States doesn't tie anyone for the medal count -- which I think is pretty much impossible now, anyways. The medal tally goes by gold medals though, not by medal count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_canada Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 who got silver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 (edited) The medal tally goes by gold medals though, not by medal count. Erm, incorrect. There is no "official" way to count medals. I was saying that it's basically the same as a silver or gold in most medal counts, however -- very few places actually rank by gold or give points (i.e. 3 for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze). There really is no official "winner" of the Olympics. That would take the entire meaning out of the games. However, most media outlets do determine a "winner" by going by the total medal count, with gold medals being the tie-breaker (then silver, obviously). Even if you're going by the official site, though, check this out -- http://www.athens2004.com/en/OlympicMedals/medals That's the official medal count... look at the last column and how they rank it. EDIT: Here's a quote from the Olympic Charter for you: The Olympic Games are competitions between athletes in individual orteam events and not between countries. They bring together the athletes designated for such purpose by their respective NOCs, whose entries have been accepted by the IOC, and who through their sports performances compete under the technical direction of the IFs concerned. The games aren't against countries, but rather the participants :)One more quote: The IOC shall not draw up any global ranking per country. A roll ofhonour bearing the names of medal winners and those awarded diplomas in each event shall be established by the OCOG which will deliver it to the IOC. Edited August 28, 2004 by Scorpio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted August 29, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 29, 2004 who got silver? Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringo Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 who got gold? :D (joking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulius Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 who got gold? :D (joking) Argentina We (lithuanians) were confident that our team last at least to the finals but it didin't turn out very well. BTW, I'm lithuanian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardly Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 who got gold? :D (joking) Yeah, they played a good game. I was concerned though when Manu GINO-BLEEE went down towards the end of the first half since I'm a Spurs fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KzR Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Argentina dominates basketball and soccer in this year's Olympics! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 ArgentinaWe (lithuanians) were confident that our team last at least to the finals but it didin't turn out very well. BTW, I'm lithuanian. ME TOO :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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