ATA's Olympic Power Rankings

Remember that post on the "Olympic Medal Count Controversy" ? Well, in that post I outlined how nations should be ranked according to "points" rather than total medals or total golds. Each gold medal would receive 3 points, a silver 2 points, and a bronze 1 point.

Now that the Olympics are completed here are the final rankings of nations. It ended up being a viciously close match between China and the USA for the top spot, with China edging the US by 3 points. We will wait for the results of the gymnastics investigation for a finalized list, but as of now, those botched relays are looking like they did us in. Click "read/discuss" for the full chart.