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jgo

(1,011 posts) Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:34 AM Yesterday

Final Olympics results per capita

Final results of the 2026 Winter Oympics -
Number of gold medals per 10M people:
Norway 32.03
Slovenia 9.44
Sweden 7.50
Switzerland 6.69
Austria 5.48
Netherlands 5.45
Czechia 1.88
Italy 1.69
Canada 1.20
France 1.20
Australia 1.13
Germany 0.95
South Korea 0.57
Kazakhstan 0.48
GB 0.43
Japan 0.40
United States 0.35
Spain 0.20
Brazil 0.04
China 0.03

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Final Olympics results per capita (Original Post) jgo Yesterday OP

So, USA USA? chicoescuela Yesterday #1

That's an odd set of statistics Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #2

I thought it would be interesting jgo Yesterday #4

Pretty much everything there could be predicted by geography and climate except for Prairie Gates Yesterday #3

How about winter Olympic medal count per least average snow accumulation per country? Rhiagel Yesterday #5

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Yesterday #6

Guess those other losers can sell their medals on Ebay. miyazaki Yesterday #7

chicoescuela

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1. So, USA USA?

Reply to jgo (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:37 AM

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Interesting fact however

Fiendish Thingy

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2. That's an odd set of statistics

Reply to jgo (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:41 AM

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Why not just a plain medal count?

jgo

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4. I thought it would be interesting

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:54 AM

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to see the odds of running into a gold medalist at the grocery store, in different countries

Prairie Gates

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3. Pretty much everything there could be predicted by geography and climate except for

Reply to jgo (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:45 AM

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the absolutely stunning skating culture in the Netherlands.

Italy also shines, though people forget that northern Italy is alpine with a deep skiing culture.