Originally Posted by
topflightpro
I've been thinking about medal counts, now that the Olympics are on. Am I the only one bothered by a raw count.
For example, if Country A had 2 gold, 3 silver and 14 bronze, and Country B had 12 gold and 6 silver and 0 bronze, Country A would be the winner because it has 19 medals to B's 18. But I think 12 golds is more impressive than 3.
I feel like it should be weighted. For example, Gold could be worth 3 points, Silver 2, and Bronze 1. I think that would give a better picture of which country won.
Back when I ran track, at meets, a 1st place was worth 5 points toward your team's total, 2nd 3 points, and 3rd 1. I've sort of used that as my own internal metric ever since.