Comments on: Top Rated 2012 Olympic Broadcasts

By: Bryn

Bryn — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:49:38 +0000

I don’t think we should do something just because America does. America is one of the only countries left in the world that hasn’t adopted the metric system for example. It makes more sense to do it the way it’s done officially to avoid confusion. The IOC does it the “international” way, so we should follow suit.

By: canadiansportsmedia

canadiansportsmedia — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:30:25 +0000

We do it the same way as America. I first came to realize this in 2008 when American media reported that the US topped the medal table (with most total medals), while international outlets like the BBC reported that China topped the medal table (with most golds). I prefer the international way of doing it. By that, Canada was tops at Vancouver 2010 as well. I noticed CTV conveniently change the way they calculated the medals towards the end of the Vancouver Olympics, saying things like “But Canada is a-top the gold medal table”

By: Vlad

Vlad — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:09:21 +0000

I agree with this. I would be fine with never hearing it again during the Olympics. It was very fitting for Vancouver, but it became less fitting for London.

By: Bryn

Bryn — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:05:50 +0000

But even if USA had always won exactly the same number of medals in every Games since 1896, it wouldn’t account for the fact more medals are awarded now and more countries participate. Your way would be better, I agree.

Another interesting thing I found out much to my suprise is that Canada does its medal tallies differently than most everyone else in the world. It was highly touted in the press that we came 13th. But if you look on the official Olympics webpage or on Wikipedia, you’ll see we’re ranked 36th.

By: canadiansportsmedia

canadiansportsmedia — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:53:50 +0000

He did work 1976 in Montreal, not as a host though. He was just a reporter for CBC, I think.