Americans rule at the Olympics.............

[ProfX]

The US has the most funding, and thus, the most access to top quality drugs. lol

Didn't help in the women's 100m. May not help in the men's 100m either.

 

[Testosterone boy]

I understand bro but if you don't get many changes to see athletes from other countries you shouldn't say your athletes are the best lookin'. Of course there are plenty but USA has 3 or more times more athletes competing in Olympics than for example my country Finland.

Touchy?

 

[Robert Jan]

China is up now...
but I think the USA can catch them

 

[ProfX]

I believe the college system is what really makes the difference. Even those athletes from other countries who medal, are in fact products of the US college sports machine.

 

[Robert Jan]

I don't really see what you're saying profx

 

[ProfX]

Many of the world's top athletes go to US universities on scholarship & take advantage of high level coaching & a high level of NCAA competition.

 

[Robert Jan]

Hm. I'd have to see some numbers. I know Inge de Bruijn the swimmer trains in the USA but i dont know if its a uni thing.

Im pretty sure most the Chinese medal winners are china-trained...

 

[ProfX]

look at the Track & Field competitors... most big names have gone to US colleges & or are doing their training in the US.

Doesn't mean much. The athletes genes are still their own, but the best coaching in the world is not nationalistic , it's for sale.

40 minutes till the men's 100m. I say Crawford wins.

 

[Robert Jan]

I want some names and numbers and stuff

does this count for the aussies too

 

[ProfX]

Dear God, I'm just stating a fact. Doesn't your Olympic network tell you where the athletes are trained or training?