Andy R. Well, it had to be brought up eventually and after reading this post, I felt obliged to write my thoughts on one of the stupidest aspects of the Olympics: the medal count. If you’ve been watching over here in China you are reminded of ... ...full story at Peking Duck
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| 25 Aug 08 |
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2008 Beijing Olympic Medal Count [Post-Olympics] »
YouTube video These are the final results of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games:
10. Ukraine
9. Italy
8. South Korea
7. France
6. Germany
5. Australia
4. United Kingdom
3. Russia
2. China
1. United States
I hope you enjoyed the Olympics as much as I do! See you in... |
| 12 Aug 08 |
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Will The Olympics Bring Us Together…Even For A Moment? » CN Reviews As we all (should) know, the 2008 Beijing Olympics have arrived and are well underway. In fact, China is running away with the total medal count so far, pocketing gold medals like they were free ketchup packets at the local McDonald’s…that is,... |
| 25 Aug 08 |
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Why Hua Guofeng matters…no, seriously. » Granite Studio I wanted to write this last week, but never found the time. I actually wanted to write it two weeks ago, but Xinhua waited before making Hua’s death ‘official’ before releasing the news, there were, after all, medal counts to consider. And ... |
| 12 Aug 08 |
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Equestrian Goes Late » Shanghai Scrap It’s 2:20 AM as I write this in Hong Kong, and I’m just back to my hotel. Equestrian went until 12:30 AM, not including the medal ceremonies and victory laps. I’ll have much, much more to say about the venue, the facility, the superior... |
| 15 Jul 08 |
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Revealed: “The Panda Reporter” » Countdown to Beijing By Mike Fiala The biggest international sporting event Beijing and China hosted prior to the Olympics was the 1990 Asian Games. China dominated the medal count, winning almost twice as many as their nearest rival. And Pan Pan, the game’s Pand... |
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Superstitious numerologists draw connection between China's medal count and the Sichuan earthquake » Shanghaiist The Chinese internets are abuzz with the idea that China's final medal count of 51 golds, 22 silvers and 28 bronzes coincides with the date and time of May's devastating Sichuan earthquake — 5.12, 2:28pm. We must admit we ourselves were kind of freak... |
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