<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Sir Exxon:
<font color="gold">And the second best country is ...............................(drums)............ .................... NORWAY!!!</font>
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umm...second best in golds. US was second overall with 34 total medals. Sorry, to point this out...maybe that's what you meant [img]smile.gif[/img] .

Anyways, Congrats to all countries' athletes on their superb athletic performances!
It was a great Olympics, and I can't wait until they come back to the States again!

[ 02-25-2002: Message edited by: Fast Hands ]</p>

And the second best country is........
(drum roll please)
NORWAY!

Gold is all that really counts. ;)

Congrats to all the winners, all the runner-ups, all the 2nd runner-ups, all the losers ;) and everyone who got a rise out of watching!

I can't wait til Torino!!

[ 02-25-2002: Message edited by: Moni ]</p>

$·$?riginally posted by Moni:
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Gold is all that really counts.
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Certainly is. ;)
I mean who is better. The team that gets 11 Gold, no silver or bronze, or the team that gets 13 bronze, no gold or silver.

I know who'd be partying harder. ;)

Interesting that some US papers print the rankings on total rather than Gold, whereas in Australia for example, they are rankings like the one I posted. Based on Golds, with silvers then bronzes breaking a tie.

[ 02-26-2002: Message edited by: Yorick ]</p>

<font color="cyan">3 medals, that's bloody good for us!!</font>