How many more medals...

**Chambokl** · 02-26-2010 12:24 PM

OK guys... it is simple.

How many more medals from today till the end.

My prediction: 8

**Paulio** · 02-26-2010 01:39 PM

I will say 7. Some we already have guaranteed.

**jonf** · 02-26-2010 01:58 PM

9

2 curling, 1 hockey, 1 womens 1000 short track, 1 mens 500, 1 mens relay, 1 womens long track pursuit, 1 mens slalom snowboard, and 1 mens slalom ski

**fundonny** · 02-26-2010 02:11 PM

6.

**jonf** · 02-26-2010 02:22 PM

make it 10....forgot the 4 man bobsleigh

**Chambokl** · 02-26-2010 02:49 PM

Jon... I was hoping 10 but I thought I was too optimist.

Gold : Curling - Men and women
Gold : hockey men
Gold : Snoboard – Jasey-Jay Anderson
Gold : Women's team pursuit (speed skating)
Bronze : Speed skating short track relay 5000m men
Bronze : Speed skating short track 500m - Charles Hamelin
Bronze : Men's Team Pursuit (speed skating)

Hopeful : Bobsleigh - 4 men, women's 1000m short track (Go Kalyna) and maybe another one in snoboard (Matthew Morison)

**sensfan63** · 02-26-2010 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by Chambokl

Jon... I was hoping 10 but I thought I was too optimist.

Gold : Curling - Men and women
Gold : hockey men
Gold : Snoboard – Jasey-Jay Anderson
Gold : Women's team pursuit (speed skating)
Bronze : Speed skating short track relay 5000m men
Bronze : Speed skating short track 500m - Charles Hamelin
Bronze : Men's Team Pursuit (speed skating)

Hopeful : Bobsleigh - 4 men, women's 1000m short track (Go Kalyna) and maybe another one in snoboard (Matthew Morison)

2 medals in men's short track just now, a gold and a bronze. Looking like those who were convinced (prematurely) that these Games were a failure needed to have a "wait and see" attitude.

EDIT - and a guaranteed medal in speed skating pursuit, I believe.

**jeffc** · 02-26-2010 11:20 PM

gold in the 5000m mens pursuit!!!

**rezadue** · 02-26-2010 11:24 PM

Tonight we have won 2 golds, one silver and one bronze. Grrrrrrrrrrreat night.

**jeffc** · 02-26-2010 11:44 PM

and we're playing for gold in hockey!!!!!!!!

**goochy** · 02-26-2010 11:47 PM

We are now TOP of the official medal table with a minimum of 2 more silvers to come (and that will hopefully be two more golds)...a fantastic performance

**jonf** · 02-27-2010 02:10 AM

well, i'm on pace....no medal in the womens pursuit, but we will get one in the mens. no medal in the womens 1000, but 2 in the 5000.

Baxter · 02-27-2010 11:13 AM

2 for sure now....Hockey and Mens Curling

Maybe 1 in 4 man bobsled

I think there is another "Roller Derby" on ice..so who knows with that crazy rock'em sock'em event. You think you win...than nope, you are DQ'd....what a crazy event that is...Fun to watch as you just never know what will happen...

**goochy** · 02-27-2010 11:32 PM

nice piece from the bbc

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olym...10/8539912.stm

**jonf** · 02-28-2010 01:15 AM

damn...missed by one. Not a single medal in the alpine events.

**fundonny** · 02-28-2010 06:22 AM

What's this 'top of the medal' standings? I've never seen a medal table that counts just gold medals. The USA is at the top of the medal count, big time.

**1972Apex** · 02-28-2010 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by fundonny

What's this 'top of the medal' standings? I've never seen a medal table that counts just gold medals. The USA is at the top of the medal count, big time.

The U.S. may have the most medals overall, but Canada definitely owns the TOP of the podium!
Silvers and bronzes are nice but winning is by far the most important thing.
In fact Canada and the U.S. are about the only countries which rate their standings by total medal count. The IOC and most other countries in the world consider the overall winner of the Olympics to be the country with the most GOLD medals. Wikipedia, for example has this note on their listing of all time Olympic medals won by country:

"sort by gold, silver, and then bronze (as used unofficially by the IOC and by most broadcasters outside the US)"

This Olympics has produced the most gold medals for Canada in it's history - summer or winter - as well as tying the record for the country with the most gold medals at any Winter Olympics. Canada also shattered the record for most gold medals by any country which has ever hosted the Winter Olympics.

By any athletic performance standards this Olympics has been a huge success for the host county. However I guess some people will never be satisfied...

**fundonny** · 02-28-2010 07:10 AM

Guess I'm a product of North American ranking lol.

**NoBack** · 02-28-2010 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by 1972Apex

This Olympics has produced the most gold medals for Canada in it's history - summer or winter - as well as tying the record for the country with the most gold medals at any Winter Olympics. Canada also shattered the record for most gold medals by any country which has ever hosted the Winter Olympics.

By any athletic performance standards this Olympics has been a huge success for the host county. However I guess some people will never be satisfied...

Well said Reid and GREAT job TEAM Canada!!

**Chambokl** · 02-28-2010 10:34 AM

Reid... 100% in agreement.

Before the game the discussion was if we would win 1 gold medal as a host... Now we have 13 and some critics are still not happy...

**goochy** · 02-28-2010 10:49 AM

It's not almost every country outside N. America that ranks medals golds first it is EVERY country and it is the only way the IOC ranks medals (since 1896) It's only unofficial IOC rankings because official IOC policy is NOT to rank medals. They release medal tables for "ïnformation purposes only".

I believe (but I may be wrong) that the US used to rank medals this way too but changed it during the cold war to look better...and we followed.

But whatever way you slice it a great performance by Canada

**fundonny** · 02-28-2010 11:01 AM

As good as we've done, I think the US dominated.

**jeffc** · 02-28-2010 11:30 AM

to me its the golds or wins that count. does anyone care who finished second at the masters, the stanley cup, wimbledon, the super bowl, the rose bowl, the soccer world cup, or any other major sporting event. The answer is no. While medals are nice to win, the gold is what counts IMHO. Remember, second place is the first loser.

**fundonny** · 02-28-2010 11:49 AM

To me it's about standing on the podium. I won't belittle the accomplishments of those that finish second and third. ; )

**goochy** · 02-28-2010 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by jeffc

Remember, second place is the first loser.

Not sure I agree with this...winning a minor medal can be an amazing achievement and should be celebrated as fundonny wrote, BUT I do believe that Golds count most

**Chambokl** · 02-28-2010 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by fundonny

To me it's about standing on the podium. I won't belittle the accomplishments of those that finish second and third. ; )

Donny, I think anybody in the top 8 is a really good accomplishment. I remember a few Olympics where we didn't hear the National Anthem ... and this year we heard it 13 times (up to now). I think this is special... I just love hearing the anthem.

**1972Apex** · 02-28-2010 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by fundonny

To me it's about standing on the podium. I won't belittle the accomplishments of those that finish second and third. ; )

I feel less sorry for Peyton Manning now that I know he won a silver medal in football this year

. Heck being on the podium at the Superbowl is just as good as winning it LOL!
Imagine if Brett Farve and the Vikings had been able to play in a bronze medal Super Bowl game and actually won it! I'm sure he would have been delighted with 3rd place.

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