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- zippy757, on 08/10/2008, -11/+169you kids better get of your ass and start doing sports rather than blogging...this one you CANT blame on BUSH!
- Dabaum, on 08/10/2008, -6/+117Hold on, let me put on my magnification glasses
- inactive, on 08/10/2008, -10/+99Unfortunately they'll be lead tainted
- sitereviewer08, on 08/08/2008, -29/+111Yep. China will get more gold medals than USA
- deadlocked, on 08/10/2008, -3/+76this is no time to start fapping
- borez, on 08/10/2008, -5/+74Xenophobia just won all the medals
- edelay, on 08/09/2008, -1/+70For those that want to follow the medal count, here is a link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics_ ... - pstroll, on 08/10/2008, -8/+63Impossible! They don't have black people
- impei, on 08/10/2008, -1/+55Olympics: Could a pointless graph make the front page of Digg?
- williamolympus, on 08/10/2008, -8/+53Truth is, since the last Summer Games, China has focused on sports that weren't dominated by the big, powerhouse countries. So instead of developing their swimmers, for example, they are pushing the more obscure (at least to Americans) sports.
Personally, I will live if we don't kick ass in badminton. But it is surprisingly cool to watch. - ZeeZee2k, on 08/10/2008, -13/+54Because instead of spending the money training athletes, he spent it all in the Iraq war......there you go.
- TinternAbbot, on 08/10/2008, -8/+47Yes, they could.
- lifeisgoooooood, on 08/07/2008, -19/+55It ain't that easy, but they have the home advantage.
Would be interesting to follow the medals tally this time - CosmicBratt, on 08/10/2008, -7/+30They definitely have an advantage cause they are used to the humidity and smog.
- revjustin2, on 08/10/2008, -7/+28Fail for using the term "diggtards". Double fail for the typo when using it. Triple fail for not realizing your mistake and editing your comment after you posted it. Epic fail for using a derogatory term for people who use Digg when obviously, you are also a person who uses Digg.
- tweehopper, on 08/10/2008, -1/+21There's a difference between cheering for your countrymen and cheering for your government.
- Po0py, on 08/10/2008, -7/+27So what if they do? More power to 'em.
- williamolympus, on 08/10/2008, -0/+19I love the Olymipcs. I certainly don't assume that the US is the only threat, I'm simply addressing the OP, and I truly welcome strong competition. I have great respect for China, and wish them the best.
With that said, they do work like that, actually. Look up "Project 119."
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/45023,features,china ... - haentz, on 08/10/2008, -14/+33Or: "Who has better doping technology?"
- inactive, on 08/10/2008, -5/+22America needs the gold, just look at the U.S. dollar.
- masamunecyrus, on 08/10/2008, -4/+19This is stupid. Of course, China has just as good a chance of obtaining more golds than America than any other country with as many Olympic delegates, but using a graph like this suggest that China's gold medals will continue to increase linearly... that's ridiculous. What, will China have 120 gold medals by 2048? I don't think so.
- mrlivingston, on 08/10/2008, -7/+21Funny how many of us aren't "rah, rah, America" until it comes time for the Olympics.
- inactive, on 08/10/2008, -5/+19And why exactly is he being dugg down?
- Myonosken, on 08/10/2008, -2/+15Do you think the athletes from the US were trained much better by their parents and personal tutors? They'll have had no social or personal life apart from their sport.
- fudge123, on 08/10/2008, -1/+14^LOL...brilliant
- Murdats, on 08/10/2008, -6/+19because he is trying to rationalise the fact that america may not be the best at everything it does as not a shortcomming of america.
- dankers, on 08/10/2008, -0/+12sons of rich people?
are you retarded or are you just bitter because your fatass is sitting in front of a computer.
I know of a couple Olympic athletes who basically worked at Home Depot up until they had to leave for the Olympics, they are also mostly part time college students also. - icndvl, on 08/10/2008, -4/+15I know a few people in the US that went for the Olympics. Basically they get absolutely no financial help from the government. In the US all Olympians are sons and daughters of rich people. In China, those with the most talent receive all the money and equipment they need free. Training for the Olympics costs around $50,000 a year for most sports.
- BitKid, on 08/10/2008, -1/+12How about some people don't speak English as their first language?
- fxu1989, on 08/10/2008, -0/+11Moragn
- nookieman, on 08/10/2008, -1/+11How much less could you care?
- Mossman85, on 08/10/2008, -10/+20So basically the chart is showing how the average Chinese penis is getting larger than the average American penis.
- Jones82, on 08/10/2008, -1/+11Well, not too much power to them...
- Hangingtree, on 11/04/2008, -0/+9yeah, the world coming together despite monstrous differences taking pride in competition and cheering on people from all over the world.
Damn xenophobes.
reading your comment it felt like looking into the window of a mental institution and watching you babble to yourself. - digitaldivinci, on 08/10/2008, -1/+10Man, look at those *****, Uzbekistan.
- thallium205, on 08/10/2008, -0/+9You totally stole that joke from Jay Leno.
- Enron, on 08/10/2008, -0/+9I take it both of you went to sports school. Your grammar sucks.
- eigenweasel, on 08/10/2008, -0/+9Subject to the number of gold medals won by athletes representing China being larger than the equivalent number of gold medals won by athletes representing the USA.
- inactive, on 08/10/2008, -0/+9Rich kids? No, just look at some of the athlete profiles.
Dedicated obsessive parents? maybe. - brettmurf, on 08/10/2008, -0/+8He also said "powerhouse countries," which would imply more than just the US.
- drewsheldon01, on 08/10/2008, -0/+8new swim suits
- Hodor, on 08/10/2008, -1/+9and the ones that don't make it would have spent their entire childhood in a "sports school" learning next to nothing except the sport that they're training for. Then, when they don't make the team / bring home gold medals they're left out on the street with a grade 3 education, no money, and no useful skills. sweet!
- inactive, on 08/10/2008, -0/+8Theoretical dollars is the name of the currency.
- theotheragentm, on 08/10/2008, -2/+10It's definitely not out of the question. Although China has a huge population, the vast majority of its population is from remote areas of the country, people that don't even use a computer let alone have a desire to train for athletic competitions that don't add to their survival. Numbers of people isn't the main argument that supports their steady increase in dominance in these events.
China has been working its ass off to make a mark on the world in the past couple decades. With a government that has its hand in just about everything that goes on, it is no wonder they can pull off such a feat so quickly. - inactive, on 08/10/2008, -0/+8Your swimming expertise is a threat to national security.
- CuriousJohnson, on 08/10/2008, -15/+22Who cares?
- pinchduck, on 08/10/2008, -0/+7Russia is winning in the "Tanks and Planes vs. Apartments - European Division". The United States has the "T&P v A - Middle East" locked up. China needs to invade someone by Wednesday if they hope to even qualify for the medal round.
- Badandy127, on 08/10/2008, -0/+7Yes, yes it is.
- inactive, on 08/10/2008, -1/+8You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
- ninjan, on 08/10/2008, -3/+10A comparison between countries would be unfair to countries with fewer inhabitants, so calculations of medals per number of inhabitants is preferable. Go team Albania! :P
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