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[razornole]

I'm not trying to kill this thread at all or change it, go team USA! But I was wondering if anyone knows where to find data about the Olympics. I thought that it would be fun to work on a map while watching the Olympics. I hate when raw data is represented, this country has X gold medals and X silver medal, etc... (we tend to harp on this in America). Does anyone know where data can be found that list the number of participants per country and medal counts? I think that it would make for an interesting multi-variate graduated symbol map.

kru

[Jimbo]

I'm not trying to kill this thread at all or change it, go team USA! But I was wondering if anyone knows where to find data about the Olympics. I thought that it would be fun to work on a map while watching the Olympics. I hate when raw data is represented, this country has X gold medals and X silver medal, etc... (we tend to harp on this in America). Does anyone know where data can be found that list the number of participants per country and medal counts? I think that it would make for an interesting multi-variate graduated symbol map.

kru

A little painful but it still shouldn't take that long if you search by country & check out in the top right where you will notice 1-15 of 205 items; or in this case the last number is what is listed for that country: http://www.vancouver...ympic-athletes/

[razornole]

I'm not trying to kill this thread at all or change it, go team USA! But I was wondering if anyone knows where to find data about the Olympics. I thought that it would be fun to work on a map while watching the Olympics. I hate when raw data is represented, this country has X gold medals and X silver medal, etc... (we tend to harp on this in America). Does anyone know where data can be found that list the number of participants per country and medal counts? I think that it would make for an interesting multi-variate graduated symbol map.

kru

A little painful but it still shouldn't take that long if you search by country & check out in the top right where you will notice 1-15 of 205 items; or in this case the last number is what is listed for that country: http://www.vancouver...ympic-athletes/

I found that website which would work for 2010, but I was thinking more along the lines of the entire Olympic history.

Anxiously waiting for the snowboard cross,
kru

[spesseh]

New day, new possibilities.

Looking forward to the curling match Norway - Canada. Its gonna be rough but exciting.
Then i hope Axel Lund Svindal takes it home in Alpine Super Combined.
And of course its time for a gold medal in Biathlon.

So far Norway has 2 silver and 1 bronze. It is not really Norway at its top i would say. Maybe the glory days are over for Norwegian winter sports.....hmm

[Jimbo]

New day, new possibilities.

Looking forward to the curling match Norway - Canada. Its gonna be rough but exciting.
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Double whammy day. Canada over Norway in both hockey & curling. And at the end of the day there's nothing but the crying.