I am a big fan of the Olympics. Which is more important, total medal count or number of gold medals?

LTC David S. Chang, ChFC®, CLU® — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 18:57:50 -0400

Response by SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM made Aug 5 at 2016 7:00 PM

SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:00:41 -0400

LTC David S. Chang, ChFC®, CLU® ,
What 1SG Chuck Kindstrand said; and the total medal count.

Response by SSG Jeremy Sharp made Aug 5 at 2016 7:36 PM

SSG Jeremy Sharp — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:36:12 -0400

The national pride, individual performance and dedication to fair and equitable competition is most important with total medal count somewhat lower on the consideration list.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Aug 5 at 2016 8:42 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 20:42:07 -0400

Remember, not all Nations compete in every event, therefore it is hard to go "like for like." But for a relatively way use a Gold (3), Silver (2), Bronze (1) point system. So a Nation taking 3 golds would have 9 points, vs a Nation taking 8 bronze or 4 silver.

This allows Nations who are not the "best" at any one thing (lots of 2nd/3rd) to end up being "overall best" while still allowing Nations who are the "best" to end up being "overall best" but not relying on a singular event.

Response by LTC Eric Coger made Aug 12 at 2016 4:47 AM

LTC Eric Coger — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 04:47:56 -0400

Total Golds are #1. "If you're not first, you're last..." to quote Ricky Bobby; but seriously, we should be #1 in Golds and Overall, most of our Silvers will be due to a 1-2 sweep of the top part of the podium.