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I forgot where I first saw the question, but it has certainly stuck with me:
Does it really matter what nation wins the most medals at the Olympics?
Ummm…I’ll take that one … YES!
Of course I am an American and am very proud of my nation’s athletes, including the swimmers, gymnasts, basketball players, water polo competitors, track and field stars and anyone else I am neglecting to mention.
That point aside, it DOES matter that the U.S. captured the most gold medals and the most medals overall because we are a free nation.
I am biased toward our system, and have taken hits for that but you know what:
KEEP ‘EM COMING!
I enjoyed the fact the U.S. got more medals than a state-run nation that withheld information from one of its athletes about a grandparent’s death.
That was the wrong thing to do and showed an athletic program out of whack with it priorities.
We’re a nation of mostly very good people that more often than not do the right things for the right reasons.
So congratulations U.S. … and keep those medals coming so we can keep count!
Matt Aug has been a reporter, writer and editor for over two decades and has been published by USA Today, Newsday and NFL.com. Matt watched black and white television growing up and was around before HBO began!
