Have you been watching the Olympics yet? Well, you should! If you are, can you believe those incredible Chinese athletes? Which ones?! All of them, silly!
As of right now when I'm writing this, China has won 9 gold medals, 5 silvers, and 3 bronze. It's only day three! It makes me wonder how exactly they can win so many more than others. Is it that their population is so much greater so they have a better chance of winning? Do they have more money? What is it?
I found an interesting article, written by someone who attended Dartmouth College. It was very mathematical, suggesting a complication equation could determine the outcome of the Olympics. It was very theoretical and wordy, but the bits I skimmed over proved that there indeed could be a correlation between country population and medal count.
Another article written today, regarding the Chinese swimmers in the current games, spoke about the training they get outside their home country. Coaches are also paid bonuses for developing winning swimmers. One coach is quoted to say, "China is putting a lot of money into its program and I am only too happy to work with them. The whole Chinese philosophy is that they want to be the best they can."
Good for the Chinese, but I wish that Canada could bring more medals home. We excel in a few particular sports (moreso in the Winter Games), but could do so much better. I'm still not entirely sure if we just need more money to get there. Either way, I"m really happy for the two Canadian athletes that have won a medal so far (Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel - 3 metre synchro diving).
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