Topic: Olympics 2020/2021 : Discussion & Predictions - page 6. (Read 5001 times)
Congratulation to the USA as general champion and Japan as an organizer who has created a successful event around the Pandemic. I also thank you for Japan has shown me a beautiful city and neatness when seen it all in the last marathon event. this big capital will be returning back when tourism back to your country, this means Olympic not showing the event sport but will calling back people to come to your country.
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it will be interesting to know why this is happening,
What else could it be? Other Olympians were better prepared or simply more talented than their US counterparts. We don't need to overthink this unless there are people who are looking at poor judging or possible cheating.it will be interesting to know why this is happening,
i can say, the delay has significant impact in terms of mental health of these athletes, not only in US athletes but all the others too. i watched one interview of hidilyn diaz of PH, who won gold in weight lifting, and the delay really did affect her in terms of mental health. it is good that they have psychiatrist in-house. so yeah, definitely, the delay took a toll to most athletes.
but a big round of applause to japan for completing this historic event. they have had a lot of troubles owed to pandemic but they did successfully finish this event.
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it will be interesting to know why this is happening,
What else could it be? Other Olympians were better prepared or simply more talented than their US counterparts. We don't need to overthink this unless there are people who are looking at poor judging or possible cheating.it will be interesting to know why this is happening,
So, Tokyo 2020 Olympics is over. I think that even without spectators and with all Covid restrictions it was great Olympics. Big respect to Japan for making Olympics in such difficult conditions.
True to that, the situation that the world has been going is tough yet Japan just made this year's Olympics awesome. They have seriously alloted a huge budget on this event. $15.4 billion was the alloted budget that Japan did for this historical sporting event according to this source: (https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tokyo-olympics-staggering-price-tag-and-where-it-stands-in-history-11627049612)Now, Paris has also officially taken and accepted the torch for 2024.
So, Tokyo 2020 Olympics is over. I think that even without spectators and with all Covid restrictions it was great Olympics. Big respect to Japan for making Olympics in such difficult conditions.
On the last day USA took 1st place on medal table from China, after winning women basketball and volleyball finals.
Not that much wait until next Olympics in Paris - just 3 years. And just half year left until Bejing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Now after 2 weeks I finally will get some sleep
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On the last day USA took 1st place on medal table from China, after winning women basketball and volleyball finals.
Not that much wait until next Olympics in Paris - just 3 years. And just half year left until Bejing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Now after 2 weeks I finally will get some sleep
.I'm glad the Olympics is over as well. It was very entertaining while it lasted. Couldn't follow all the competitions but the ones I did were entertaining for me. It was good to have something entertaining after Euro 2020 ended. Now, I can focus on football because several leagues will start a new season. The pandemic that happened last year made sports in 2021 super interesting.
Next major tournament I'm hyped about is the world cup in Qatar 🇶🇦 next year.
So, Tokyo 2020 Olympics is over. I think that even without spectators and with all Covid restrictions it was great Olympics. Big respect to Japan for making Olympics in such difficult conditions.
On the last day USA took 1st place on medal table from China, after winning women basketball and volleyball finals.
Not that much wait until next Olympics in Paris - just 3 years. And just half year left until Bejing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Now after 2 weeks I finally will get some sleep.
On the last day USA took 1st place on medal table from China, after winning women basketball and volleyball finals.
Not that much wait until next Olympics in Paris - just 3 years. And just half year left until Bejing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Now after 2 weeks I finally will get some sleep
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Meanwhile, the US has overtaken China and now leads with a gold medal. Even though the Games are not over yet, it looks like the US could remain the frontrunners.
What surprised me the most was Japan. Of course, it's always the case that the host does better than average, and that's how it was with the UK and Brazil recently. But I didn't expect them to do so well.
US managed to overtake and win the number 1 spot, that's a close gap in terms of gold but still good enough to finished the olympics with this honor they continue to showcase their talents.
Yes. As it turned out, the US won the most medals overall and the most gold medals. The 38 gold medals won by China were just barely beaten by 39 gold medals won by the United States.
In 2016, the US also dominated the medal count, but it won the gold medal battle with a much bigger advantage. In that year, the US won 46 gold medals, almost twice as many as China, which placed second with 26.
The US has won the most overall medals for seven consecutive Olympic games, since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
From year to year we don't see competition in the standings USA always dominates changes only occur in the 2nd to 5th rank and this keeps repeating every period
China actually has a chance as a competitor because they have a lot of athletes and complete equipment but they can only occupy the top 3
Meanwhile, the US has overtaken China and now leads with a gold medal. Even though the Games are not over yet, it looks like the US could remain the frontrunners.
What surprised me the most was Japan. Of course, it's always the case that the host does better than average, and that's how it was with the UK and Brazil recently. But I didn't expect them to do so well.
US managed to overtake and win the number 1 spot, that's a close gap in terms of gold but still good enough to finished the olympics with this honor they continue to showcase their talents.
Yes. As it turned out, the US won the most medals overall and the most gold medals. The 38 gold medals won by China were just barely beaten by 39 gold medals won by the United States.
In 2016, the US also dominated the medal count, but it won the gold medal battle with a much bigger advantage. In that year, the US won 46 gold medals, almost twice as many as China, which placed second with 26.
The US has won the most overall medals for seven consecutive Olympic games, since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
this is the final medal table of this year's summer olympics.
the usa has won the most medals overall, but also the most victories in bronze, silver and gold
https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1424410166485737474
Impressive what a comeback they were second last i checked a couple of days ago with 36 gold medals and they manage to climb the ranks as always but it was competitive this year i really enjoyed it. the usa has won the most medals overall, but also the most victories in bronze, silver and gold
https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1424410166485737474
I did watched this competition and personally I like it, after all there is nothing more exciting than when the underdog is able to beat the favorite and no one saw it coming, it is sad on one hand because the twins were trying to make history and they failed and it is also sad because I saw how devastated the Russian athlete was after she discovered she lost the gold medal after winning 3 world championships in a row, but this only makes the victory of Ashram even more impressive which is the first for her country on the sport.
It was disappointing for Russia, but this time their performance was not up to the mark. I still remember the stellar performance by Margarita Mamun and Yana Kudryavtseva in 2016. And before that it was Yevgeniya Kanayeva who won successive golds in 2008 and 2012. However, this time the Russian athletes were no way near that performance. And Linoy Ashram did well. In the Russian press there were accusations that the judges were biased. That is difficult to prove, and in all probability the Russians will receive penalty if they make such accusations.
this is the final medal table of this year's summer olympics.
the usa has won the most medals overall, but also the most victories in bronze, silver and gold
https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1424410166485737474
the usa has won the most medals overall, but also the most victories in bronze, silver and gold
https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1424410166485737474
Meanwhile, the US has overtaken China and now leads with a gold medal. Even though the Games are not over yet, it looks like the US could remain the frontrunners.
What surprised me the most was Japan. Of course, it's always the case that the host does better than average, and that's how it was with the UK and Brazil recently. But I didn't expect them to do so well.
US managed to overtake and win the number 1 spot, that's a close gap in terms of gold but still good enough to finished the olympics with this honor they continue to showcase their talents.
I mostly watched basketball and follow team US after France beat them from the first round, they show everything especially those who doubts their capabilities to take home the gold medals. Everything was concluded now, they still the title holder and they still continue being on top not only with this sport but with the entire gold medal race.
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Naturally, modern sport is a battle of pharmacology, but if you get caught then please follow the rules and do your best next time. But Russia, even being caught, denied everything and behaved inappropriately, therefore, was punished even more harshly.
I agree with you that of course if you get caught you should be smart enough to admit that you did something wrong and do everything that you can to ensure that you stop this kind of actions and also to prevent them from happening in the future.
You also say though that modern sport is a battle of pharmacology and i also agree with you here, but no official representative of any sport or nation would ever admit this and I think the majority of spectators are still not aware of it. However, the media and reporters are well aware of this and that's why it annoys me even more when the western media point out the Russian doping incident at almost every opportunity for the 500th time.
Anyone watching the rhythmic gymnastics matches? The Russian domination in this sport seems to be a thing of the past (they won every gold medal since 2000 to 2016). Yesterday, Linoy Ashram won the gold, defeating the Averina twins of Russia in individual all-around competition. And today, Russia is trailing in the team all-round competition (with Bulgaria in the lead). Artistic swimming continues to be dominated by Russia, but it was sad to see their dominance in rhythmic gymnastics crumble.
I did watched this competition and personally I like it, after all there is nothing more exciting than when the underdog is able to beat the favorite and no one saw it coming, it is sad on one hand because the twins were trying to make history and they failed and it is also sad because I saw how devastated the Russian athlete was after she discovered she lost the gold medal after winning 3 world championships in a row, but this only makes the victory of Ashram even more impressive which is the first for her country on the sport. 
On the medal front, China still has the most gold, while the USA has a clear advantage in the total number of medals at Tokyo 2020.
Meanwhile, the US has overtaken China and now leads with a gold medal. Even though the Games are not over yet, it looks like the US could remain the frontrunners.
What surprised me the most was Japan. Of course, it's always the case that the host does better than average, and that's how it was with the UK and Brazil recently. But I didn't expect them to do so well.
As for the general interest in the Olympiad, it falls every time, this is obvious. And no amount of action by the Olympic committee to add new sports to attract a young audience is helping.
From where did you get this feeling? I have travelled to 3-4 countries and I could say that all of them takes Olympics extremely seriously. And I heard from my friends in India that the entire country is celebrating non-stop, since Neeraj Chopra won their first ever athletics gold yesterday. Maybe in authoritarian countries such as Russia, national sports teams are associated with the regimes in power and that may result in people not supporting them. But I can assure you that in 95% of the countries that is not the case.
Both your and my impression are subjective, I think it is worth waiting for some final data, such as the number of views of sports broadcasts. It seems to me that even if the share of views will be the same as in the old days, this will mean a drop in general interest, since I can hardly imagine the representatives of the young and even middle generation who watch TV. And I have not seen any boom in interest in the Olympiad on the internet, perhaps I am in my own information bubble, but apart from information about scandals, I have not seen anything here.
It happened after all! The USA confidently took the first place in gold medals on the last day of the Olympiad. Given the huge advantage in silver and bronze medals, this can be called total domination.
I'm not sure about 'total domination'. Everywhere apart from the US counts the country with the most golds as top of the table, and this time it was exceptionally close. The US certainly have the most medals, but I think China will continue to rise and will battle it out for number 1 spot with the US next time, and at future Olympics.
One weird thing about this Olympics for the US is that they are usually so dominant in the men's sprinting... but this time they didn't get a single gold.
First place is first place even if you are ahead of your opponent by a split second
Total domination was expressed in the fact that even having failed in some sports, the United States still took first place. 
It happened after all! The USA confidently took the first place in gold medals on the last day of the Olympiad. Given the huge advantage in silver and bronze medals, this can be called total domination.
I'm not sure about 'total domination'. Everywhere apart from the US counts the country with the most golds as top of the table, and this time it was exceptionally close. The US certainly have the most medals, but I think China will continue to rise and will battle it out for number 1 spot with the US next time, and at future Olympics.
One weird thing about this Olympics for the US is that they are usually so dominant in the men's sprinting... but this time they didn't get a single gold.
As for the general interest in the Olympiad, it falls every time, this is obvious. And no amount of action by the Olympic committee to add new sports to attract a young audience is helping.
From where did you get this feeling? I have travelled to 3-4 countries and I could say that all of them takes Olympics extremely seriously. And I heard from my friends in India that the entire country is celebrating non-stop, since Neeraj Chopra won their first ever athletics gold yesterday. Maybe in authoritarian countries such as Russia, national sports teams are associated with the regimes in power and that may result in people not supporting them. But I can assure you that in 95% of the countries that is not the case.
But they only managed to have one more gold medal than China.
I think it was the Olympic Games, where the US performed well below what was expected.
https://i.ibb.co/sgg3vvM/olp2016.png
Although the total number of medals was similar to Rio2016, there were 7 fewer gold medals. While China another 12 gold medals.
I think the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be super interesting and competitive.
I think it was the Olympic Games, where the US performed well below what was expected.
https://i.ibb.co/sgg3vvM/olp2016.png
Although the total number of medals was similar to Rio2016, there were 7 fewer gold medals. While China another 12 gold medals.
I think the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be super interesting and competitive.
The fact that China will gradually surpass the United States in the number of gold medals is quite obvious - for the United States this is just a sport, but for China it is propaganda and one of the directions of state policy. In my opinion, this is rather miserable, especially considering that I live in such a backward country (Russia) where huge money is allocated for propaganda, and the population is living worse and worse.
As for the general interest in the Olympiad, it falls every time, this is obvious. And no amount of action by the Olympic committee to add new sports to attract a young audience is helping.
The final medal standings for the Olympics 2020. As expected, united states managed to get most medals.
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I don't think US will be able to catch up with China. In the end, US was strong, being able to catch up to a difference of 5 gold medals from China on August 6th. Congratulations to US you are the overall champion, and it's happening again. China seems to be shifting the dominance of the US unable to do much at the end of the game. I saw yesterday that US did have more games left than China.
It's sad that my country is in 55th position.
Just 1 gap for the gold medal, USA is on the top now and I think it will not change anymore, this time, it's just "almost" for China but the dominant country still win the competition. Congratulations to them and most especially the host country who are at the top 3 now.
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