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The REAL Medal Count Anonymous
Look, I don't know much about gymnastics, but I do know that landing a vault on two feet is better than landing one on two knees. Olympic gymnastics judges evidently disagree with me, as they awarded China's Cheng Fei a bronze medal yesterday after she fell on her vault landing. American Alicia Sacramone finished fourth despite, you know, not falling.

And today, 12-year old 16-year old Chinese gymnast He Kexin won gold over Nastia Liukin based on an obscure tiebreaking rule. The two received the same score from the judges, but He won a tiebreak because judges gave her fewer deductions.

Every judging break seems to have gone China's way during these Olympics. I'm not suggesting a conspiracy, I just think that judges are humans who are influenced by big names, fans and other external factors. Judged events will always be viewed with skepticism by those who lose, particularly those who lose to a member of the home delegation. (Think Roy Jones Jr. at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.)

It is because of this skewed inconsistency that Fourth-Place Medal introduces The Real 2008 Medal Count. Our medal count will tally medals won in sports decided on the field of play, not by a judge in a teal blazer.

The Olympic events not included in our tally are: boxing, diving, equestrian, gymnastics, judo, taekwondo, trampoline and wrestling. We debated whether to include boxing, wrestling and the martial arts in the list, as they can be decided by competitors. However, because the judging is prone to error, we will include it.

The Real 2008 Medal Count

China: 22 gold; 13 silver; 7 bronze

United States: 20 gold; 19 silver; 22 bronze
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>> Anonymous
>Nope, nothing fishy about [Chinese being better than you at those events BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW]
>> Anonymous
dickbutt

just, dickbutt

seriously dickbutt dickbutt it's dickbutt
>> Anonymous
you had better be ready for a shitload of
CHINA STRONG, USA FAKE post
>> Anonymous
It's about damn time. All the self hating Americans and eurofags are gonna give you shit. The Chinese, well, 4chan is filtered for them so you don't have to worry.
>> Anonymous
I always figured this.

In two months nobody's going to remember the olympics.

But the Chinese gymnasts are still going to be in China while our team gets to come home.
>> Anonymous
>judo

yeah, blame the judges when you landed on your back
judo mostly eliminated the judging factor after the barcelona olympics
in beijing only one final has been decided by the judges through shidos
>> Anonymous
BAWWWWWWW MOAR AMERIFAG.
>> Anonymous
inb4 ancient chinese sagebomb secret
>> Anonymous
>>271205

I know for a fact that 4chan is not filtered in China.

Consider this to be the very tip of the spear for the hundreds of thousands of chinafags to descend on this website in the coming years.
>> Anonymous
In *my* book, if it's judged, it ain't real. **Every** frickin' Olympics has had some sort of scandal in a "judged" event.

Here's a fun one, from the 2002 Winter Olympics in (surprise surprise) women's skating: http://espn.go.com/oly/news/2002/0731/1412258.html
>> Anonymous
>Bob the Builder grinning.jpg
lol'd
>> Anonymous
>>271281

More like Roy Jones Jr in 1988.
>> Anonymous
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>>The Olympic events not included in our tally are: boxing, diving, equestrian, gymnastics, judo

>>judo

I may not be an olympic judge, but I think it's not too hard to see when somebody wins in Judo
>> Anonymous
>>271278
and then they will be promptly rounded up and executed
>> Anonymous
>>271278Consider this to be the very tip of the spear for the hundreds of thousands of chinafags to descend on this website in the coming years.

Chinese people love Naruto and Bleach, and many of them cosplay
>> Anonymous
PIG GAIJIN AMERICAN
CHINA IS GOLD
DO YOU WANT GUMBURGER?
DO YOU WANT FRIED ICE CREAM?
CHINA GOOD
>> Anonymous
>>271182

You forgot to exclude the Fencing events, where Americans won some medals. Yes, there is judging in fencing. If both fencers hit at the same time, the judges decide who had the "right of way" and gets the point.
>> Anonymous !!walw6pK4Alo
>>271281

Agreed. True events are those based on time or distance. Because you can cannot misjudge or tamper with it.
>> Anonymous
>>271294


I think China got more gold in fencing
>> Anonymous
>>271293
lol gaijin. you weeaboo.
>> Anonymous
>>271302

USA won 1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze in fencing.

China won 1 gold, 1 silver.
>> Anonymous
>>271294

Wait, they actually award medals for fencing?

I thought it was all a joke.
>> Anonymous
Add the 2 gold medals from basketball and USA just beat china's ass.

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>> Anonymous
>>271316
add three more gold medals china is going to win in table tennis
bawwwwwww =3=
>> Anonymous
>>271316


basketball is subjective to referees, doesn't count
>> Anonymous
>>271319
anytime someone uses the word "table tennis" a faggot gets another cock shoved up his ass... it's called PING PONG nigger, and it rhymes with CHING CHONG, cause them goofy, cheatin slant eyed rice pickin motherfuckers are the only one who care / consider such a child's game a real "sport."
>> Anonymous
>>271322
somehow I don't think referees can stop Team USA's 50 point leads. I also don't think Team USA needs the referees help to put everyone on the court in a poster.
>> Anonymous
>>271325
YEAH YOU GET'EM, PA.
>> Anonymous
>>271328
No, they've tried. They let guys absolutely camp out and maul each other in that retarded ass trapezoidal paint (honestly, we INVENTED the game and the FIBA faggots have the nerve to change our rules and court dimensions?! pft) yet they'll call the slightest sign of a hand check contact at the top of the key. It's the lamest officiating I've ever seen, Jason Kidd had 3 fouls in the first 2 min of the game the other day, and we're still winning by 40 pts per game lolol
>> Anonymous
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>>271325
BACK IN MAH DAEY MEN WAHS MEN AND PLAEYD REEL SPORHTS
>> Anonymous
Anyone else think it's total horseshit that they're throwing out baseball and softball after this year?
>> Anonymous
Soccer shouldn't be counted either because there are referees who subjectively call fouls :|
>> Anonymous
>>271342
Congratulations on your victory baseball
>> Anonymous
>>271342
0/10
>> Anonymous
>Anyone else think it's total horseshit that they're throwing out baseball and softball after this year?

Bribe more IOC members next time.
Face it, baseball marketed the worst possible way in Europe.
>> Anonymous
EVERY TEAM SPORT is now closed due to referees.

Swimming, Cycling and Track are the only things left, and faggotry like archery.
>> Anonymous
AMERICAS CRYINGS ONLY MAKE ORIENTAL PENISES HARDER
>> Anonymous
>>271405

Which makes them, what, a solid four inches erect?
>> Anonymous
>>271408
0/10
try harder
>> Anonymous
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OP here: http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/The-REAL-Olympic-medal-count?u
rn=oly,101537

Americans: Enjoy your losses
Chinese Americans: Enjoy pretending to have a stake in Chinese victory because you were born in Beijing and lived there for a year before your parents had the common sense to go to greener pastures.
Europeans: Enjoy being irrelevant
Chinks: Enjoy your blatantly corrupt government and having no say in how your country is run
Everyone Else: See Europeans
>> Anonymous
>>271488
>Biff Penetrates a Tree Trunk.jpg

God dammit...
>> Anonymous
>>271488

>Chinks: Enjoy your blatantly corrupt government and having no say in how your country is run

neither do you
>> Anonymous
Confucius Say: White man is devil, cheat him out of gold medal for the lulz.
>> Anonymous
>>271527
Contrary to popular belief, in most countries it's really, really easy to get into at least small scale government. You just have to start volunteering, and eventually you can get a position having a say on some unimportant agenda of your choice.

At least, that's the case in America, and while we all can't be a Kennedy, all it takes is the time and desire to do it. You can't even say that it takes an education, because it honestly doesn't (and maybe that shows on the world scene after recent american politics...)