Olympics Buzz: Total gold or total medals? There's more than one way to rate success
by John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times
Feb 12, 2018
3 minutes
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The United States picked up two medals on Sunday, one gold and one silver. So, in the world of Olympic medal standings, is that one medal or two? That depends.
Most organizations and record-keepers use the gold standard when deciding how to rank the countries. But in the United States, a lot of organizations such as the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and The Associated Press
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