Support NeoGAF

[giga]

GOAT

 

[GhostWriter24]

Melo <3

 

[Baroquemantic]

Nice to see melo getting emotional.

 

[GhostWriter24]

.

Amazing stealth edit.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Amazing stealth edit.

Even though I was only joking, I figured it best to remove it.

 

[Trey]

Watching this basketball final makes me feel better about competition in ice hockey. At least while Canada is always the favorite you have several nations that can win the tournaments.

That's more due to the nature of hockey and scoring than talent parity. It's likelier for an underdog to pull a win over superior talent in hockey.

 

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

Melo for president!

54 total rebounds.

Serbia scored a lot of garbage points to make the score a bit closer.

Even though I was only joking, I figured it best to remove it.

What's the worst that can happen if you bring Trump into the conversation?

 

[KillerMan91]

That's more due to the nature of hockey and scoring than talent parity. It's likelier for an underdog to pull a win over superior talent in hockey.

Well that is obviously also true but even as far as talent parity goes the difference between Canada vs others in ice hockey is not anywhere near the same as US vs others in basketball. There is 6 nations in ice hockey that can wield all around NHL teams with some top talent. In this basketball final Serbia had like one NBA player.

 

[illmatic22]

Nice speech from Melo. Really proud of this team.

 

[Baroquemantic]

What's the worst that can happen if you bring Trump into the conversation?

Probably nothing.

 

[Rainy]

USA gymnastics getting ready for the Closing Ceremony. Gabby really never is in any of the pics is she... (unless she went back home, then ignore that.)

 

[giga]

USA gymnastics getting ready for the Closing Ceremony. Gabby really never is in any of the pics is she... (unless she went back home, then ignore that.)

She left: https://twitter.com/gabrielledoug/status/767170848939663360

 

[Lothar]

I always forget how the Olympics doesn't end with a bang. It just fizzles out.

Now what do we do with our lives?

 

[MrJames]

So Australia got nothing in basketball?

 

[nny]

So Australia got nothing in basketball?

Olympic diploma!

 

[sf2fanatic]

Great finish to a successful gold for the USA

 

[oti]

I always forget how the Olympics doesn't end with a bang. It just fizzles out.

Now what do we do with our lives?

The Closing Ceremony isn't a bang?

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

My dad told.me rating and general interest in these Olympics was lower than expected. I wonder how much of that is true.

 

[AmuroChan]

Final tally of most medals won in each sport by country.

Archery ----------------- South Korea - 5
Athletics ---------------- USA - 32
Badminton ------------- China - 3
Basketball ------------- USA, Spain, Serbia - 2
Boxing ------------------ Uzbekistan - 7
Canoeing --------------- Germany - 7
Cycling ------------------ Great Britain - 12
Diving -------------------- China - 10
Equestrian ------------- Germany - 6
Fencing ------------------ Russia - 7
Field Hockey ---------- Germany - 2
Football ------------------ Germany - 2
Golf ------------------------ 6 countries tied with 1
Gymnastics ------------- USA - 12
Handball ------------------ France - 2
Judo ----------------------- Japan - 12
Modern Pentathlon --- 6 countries tied with 1
Rowing -------------------- Great Britain - 5
Rugby --------------------- 6 countries tied with 1
Sailing -------------------- Great Britain - 3
Shooting ----------------- China, Italy - 7
Swimming --------------- USA - 33
Table Tennis ----------- China - 6
Taekwondo ------------- South Korea - 5
Tennis -------------------- USA - 3
Triathlon ----------------- Great Britain - 3
Volleyball --------------- Brazil, USA - 3
Water Polo ------------- Italy - 2
Weightlifting ----------- China - 7
Wrestling --------------- Russia - 9

 

[Nesotenso]

more medals overall and more goals for the US from London.

 

[nny]

Serbian players: "what the hell is this knick-knack?"

 

[FtsH]

It's fascinating to see so many different rankings...

Now someone please do a US only by its states?

 

[oti]

Final tally of most medals won in each sport by country.

#banswimming
#bancycling
#banhorses
#bangolf

 

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

Final tally of most medals won in each sport by country.

Some folks will now want to ban swimming and athletics from the olympic games!

EDIT: US also got 3 medals in volleyball/beach volleyball albeit 3 bronze.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Final tally of most medals won in each sport by country.

Wow at athletics and swimming.

 

[KillerMan91]

It always surprises me that US doesn't actually dominate shooting when they are almost drowning in guns and one of the big reasons I see people stating for support of second amendment is sports.

 

[Bold One]

When is the closing ceremony starting?

please answer in God's own timezone - GMT

 

[oti]

When is the closing ceremony starting?

please answer in God's own timezone - GMT

in 2 hours

 

[Milchmann]

It always surprises me that US doesn't actually dominate shooting when they are almost drowning in guns and one of the big reasons I see people stating for support of second amendment is sports.

No AR-15 event.

 

[Broank]

Damn missed the game but saw the score. Guess US finally put it all together for the last game.

Gonna miss the Olympics, always fun to watch.

 

[LyleLanley]

So America finishes with the most gold, silver and bronze medals. Did any of the other countries even try?

 

[AmuroChan]

EDIT: US also got 3 medals in volleyball/beach volleyball albeit 3 bronze.

Thanks, updated.

 

[Superman0]

So America finishes with the most gold, silver and bronze medals. Did any of the other countries even try?

Man don't open that can of worm, you going to have folks pedaling the whole swimming, and per capita excuse real soon.

 

[nny]

So America finishes with the most gold, silver and bronze medals. Did any of the other countries even try?

Challenge for the next games: get the double total medals than the country placed #2.

 

[Elfforkusu]

So America finishes with the most gold, silver and bronze medals. Did any of the other countries even try?

But GBR cleaned up in cycling, so they're the real winners here.

 

[Milchmann]

So America finishes with the most gold, silver and bronze medals. Did any of the other countries even try?

So US has the most loser medals?

 

[oti]

So America finishes with the most gold, silver and bronze medals. Did any of the other countries even try?

Who the fuck cares.


Wonderful Games, Brazil.

 

[Lima]

So America finishes with the most gold, silver and bronze medals. Did any of the other countries even try?

They did not. That's why US won so many medals of course.

 

[illmatic22]

So America finishes with the most gold, silver and bronze medals. Did any of the other countries even try?

Sure they did. It just wasn't enough.

 

[AmuroChan]

Challenge for the next games: get the double total medals than the country placed #2.

They certainly have a good shot given that they should be very competitive in 4 of the 5 new sports being added for 2020.

 

[milanbaros]

So America finishes with the most gold, silver and bronze medals. Did any of the other countries even try?

Nope. We did really well. Top of the meal table once again. Can any country come close to us?

 

[Rainy]

Anyone have links for streams that will show the Closing Ceremony? Would rather watch non-NBC coverage since it will be filled with commercials and stuff.

 

[Majine]

Denmark fucked us with that Handball gold

 

[mnz]

Denmark fucked us with that Handball gold

They probably did it on purpose! Time for war #87

 

[AmuroChan]

Nope. We did really well. Top of the meal table once again. Can any country come close to us?

Not for the foreseeable future, unless Russia invades the countries that were part of the former Soviet Union and make them its own again. Then you'll see Russia and US duke it out at the top of the medal race like the old days.

 

[mnz]

Nope. We did really well. Top of the meal table once again. Can any country come close to us?

Not without glorious communism

 

[Brazil]

I'm incredibly proud of our performance, even if our judoka were mostly terrible and our Women's Handball and VB (both indoor and beach) teams choked hard.

I'll make sure to remember these moments well, because I'm not sure if we'll ever get this many Golds in a single year ever again... Unless we start having great athletes in sports in which you can get a million medals by yourself

 

[Ricker]

Canadian women won 16 of the 22 medals...

And yes,great Olympics Brasil.

 

[petran79]

Well that is obviously also true but even as far as talent parity goes the difference between Canada vs others in ice hockey is not anywhere near the same as US vs others in basketball. There is 6 nations in ice hockey that can wield all around NHL teams with some top talent. In this basketball final Serbia had like one NBA player.

I remember the 1996 Olympics final. Yugoslavia with the 3-pointer of her current coach S.Djorgevic scores 50-51 against USA around the 30th minute, forcing L.Wilkins for the first time ever to call a time out. Z.Savic did not play in the final due to injury. He could have fouled out the American centers.

Only a unified Yugoslavia at that time could have given the USA a run for their money. Hadnt D.Petrovic died so tragically...

Not without glorious communism

not to mention they entered the Olympics after 1952!

 

[milanbaros]

Not without glorious communism

That's insane. East Germany beating the US. The peds must have been flowing that games.