For Olympic Medal Count Info, Yahoo Gets Gold, Google Silver & Bing Bronze Want to know the how various countries are doing in the London 2012 Olympics? For finding out using a major search engine, I give the gold to Yahoo, with Google narrowly missing to earn silver and Bing getting bronze mainly by virtue of being third in a three contestant race. Olympic Medal Count: China Leads London 2012 After Day 1 London Olympics 2012 logo Image Credit: London 2012/PNS China emerged on top of the 2012 London Olympics medal count after day one on Saturday, July 28, 2012, according to a London 2012 website tally. The Asian powerhouse won four golds and two bronzes for a first day total of six medals. The gold medals of [...] Olympic Medal Count 2012: Underdog Countries That Already Have a Medal Olympic medals are already being awarded to the usual international suspects in their respective events. On the first day of the London Games, there have also been some underdog countries that have taken home a medal. Here are some countries that aren't a household name who are already taking home some hardware this early into the 2012 Summer Olympics . Kazakhstan: Gold Medal in Men's Road ... Olympic Medal Count 2012: Predicting the Final Medal Standings Only one country will reign supreme when the 2012 Summer Olympics comes to a conclusion. We are just about done with Day 3 of the Olympics and the competition is just heating up. Let's predict which countries will finish on top of the medal count when it's all said and done. In typical Olympics fashion, we will only reward the top three countries. Here is how I see it playing out in 2012: United ... Olympic Medal Count 2012: Where USA and Other Top Countries Rank Familiar faces appear on top of the 2012 Summer Olympics medal count after several competitions. Just the normal beginning to an Olympics journey. Saturday brought a day full of thrilling competition, great finishes and upsets. Here are the countries who lead the way to this point: 1. China (6) China leads the way thus far and it isn't much of a surprise. China is perhaps the most consistent ... Olympic Medal Count 2012: Countries That Are Disappointing so Far in London China and the USA are doing what we all expected them to do at the 2012 Olympic Games, but Great Britain and a couple other countries are falling short so far when it comes to the medal count. I know it's still early. We've only seen two days of action so far. That said, some of the nations competing in the 2012 Summer Games in London are setting themselves up behind the eight ball. Here are ... London Can't Endorse Olympic Athletes' Protests on Twitter for 'Freedom of Speech' We?ve probably seen more Olympic coverage this past weekend than the accumulated television viewing from the 1960 games in Rome to the 1984 Olympics. Yet for the London Organizing Committee (LOCOG) the dollar count may be at least as important as the medal count. The LOCOG stands to make hundreds of millions off of the licensing of the London Olympics brand. There are 280 government-appointed ... Olympic Medal Count 2012: Countries That Are Surprising Early On Italy has come out of the gates in the 2012 Olympic Games with five medals so far on Day 1. They are currently in second place, behind China, in the medal count , tied with the USA. Italy isn't the only country getting off to a surprising start, though. Though it's early in these Games, there are three countries that have caught my eye. Italy: 5 Medals The Italians are off to a hot start ... The Olympic Games' Big Three Nations have competed for Olympic medals ever since the modern games resumed in Athens in 1896. The United States holds the top rank in the overall medal count, with Russia/Soviet Union and Germany taking the silver and bronze, respectively. London Olympics: China still surpasses the US in total medal count The US and China are neck and neck in the total medal count at the Olympics.
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