Er... Too bad for czar Putin USSR does not exist anymore. Since itwould still be the biggest olympic country. Just add the former USSR republics medals...

Russia : 92
Ukraine : 23
Belarus : 15
Kazakhstan : 8
Uzbekistan : 5
Azerbaidjan : 5
Georgia : 4
Latvia : 4
Lithuania : 3
Estonia : 3

Total : 162

Thank you, Gorby !

That's more impressive than in the old days when the USSR was obsessed with winning to somehow prove their superiority. To win that many medals with what is probably just a shell of the old training system, and without turning women into men, is pretty good.

I would not be very surprised to learn "they" (at least some ogf them) still use the same tricks than in the past though.
Now it seems China is playing this superiority game. I wonder when they become 1st - with 1.3 billion inhabitants it should be a mater of a few decades.

Originally posted by astrapol2
with 1.3 billion inhabitants it should be a mater of a few decades.

Yes, they certainly have more potential Olympians to choose from.

Kinda makes one long for the good old days of Cold War Olympic Games.

Originally posted by astrapol2
I would not be very surprised to learn "they" (at least some ogf them) still use the same tricks than in the past though.
Now it seems China is playing this superiority game. I wonder when they become 1st - with 1.3 billion inhabitants it should be a mater of a few decades.

If there were an event for cooking freaken awseome food, China would take Gold if I were judge.

Perfect 10 on that! lol:D

Originally posted by jerejerebinks
If there were an event for cooking freaken awseome food, China would take Gold if I were judge.

Perfect 10 on that! lol:D
Offtopic, anyone?

Oh, thats not off topic....

Its a statement concerning the future of China's olympic dominance....who are we say they wont have a cooking competition....after all they do have speedwalking now.:p

That's a crazy thought! Thanks for sharing.

haha the new cold war is between China and USA. Oh, and yes China's gonna become #1 in 2008 olympics ;)