Think of China and Russia and Cuba. These counries have great medal production because they know how to train and treat their athletes from a very early age. Look how great they do in the Olympics. That is proof positive that socialism can bring out the best in people. They particiapte in the games because they love their countries not because they are hungering for money like American athletes.

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Posted by: sevenout on August 12, 2012, 9:44 pm

They participate in the games because the are forced to. They perform well because the penalty for poor performance it too great. Unlike other countries (USA,GB) where the athletes participate because they love the sport.

Big difference.

Posted by: Skinny on August 13, 2012, 3:07 am

[pre].........................Medal Count - Top Five Gold Winners

G S B Total

1 United States 46 29 29 104

2 China 38 27 22 87

3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65

4 Russia 24 25 33 82

5 Korea 13 8 7 28[/pre]