The overall medals ranking based on atomic weight of gold, silver and copper. This method seems to be the most balanced one. As a result of such calculation two silver medals are better than one gold, three bronze medals are slightly worse than one gold medal and two bronze medals better than one silver.
The atomic weight of gold, silver and copper respectively is 197.2, 107.88 and 63.57.


Sunday, February 28, 2010

Two events left before the end.

The last day of Winter Olympics is here. This is an updated table. Amazing wins for Canada during the last days but not enough to get to the first place in our table. Easy calculation shows that Canada can take the second place in case it takes gold or even silver in ice hockey and Germans don't take any medal in cross country 50 km.
Can Canada go ahead of USA? Well, I can hardly think that it is possible. Canada in this case needs to take some medals in 50 km men's cross country in addition to winning the ice hockey final.
Interesting to see the one point gap between Poland and Czech Republic. The classic question what's the best two silver or one gold seems to solve the contest between Sweden and Switzerland.
Tonight, we will see what will be the final medal standing.

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