The most common rankings are based on the number of gold, be it winter or summer Olympics, go to check all ranking lists in the history, 99% are presented this way. A win is a win, A win should mean never been defeated, not even once.
Most of the world measure the final results by winners, not also runs. One event has just one winner, that's why many athletes cry rivers after getting a silver medal, cause it's a lost , not a win.
Silver and bronze are pity medals. Only gold counts in ranking. Or else 4th place, 5th place, 6th place would also count points towards ranking. Only when gold count is same, can silver and bronze be used to break tie.
Most of the world measure the final results by winners, not also runs. One event has just one winner, that's why many athletes cry rivers after getting a silver medal, cause it's a lost , not a win.
Why you have to be such a sore loser, following number of gold medals is common sense in every country, mind to start a poll here?
An event has just one winner, what's the difference from the second , third, fourth, fifth, sixth...? even an eighth can be a good performance if 100 athletes competed in this event, except for the gold, all others were beaten at least once, so where the score counting should end?
Go and check out IOC official website and see what's its first preference in listing country rankings. Hint, IOC official website is not a Chinese website, call its logic stupid as you will. Mr. Sore Loser
