The Americans edged out the Chinese in the gold medal count in Tokyo. Will the two swap positions this time around?
After inputting results and rankings from the past three years along with other historical data, the projection is:Rounding those numbers into actual predictions for each event so that we don’t have to decide who gets 28% of a gold medal, but still based on the same calculations, the gaps become:How could that be? Essentially, China have less of an upside.
And given the structure of schedule in Paris, China may race out to an early lead. But the USA should be able to chip away through the last seven days of the Games.The USA may never have had such an accomplished roster in the pool. Not only are household names like Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel returning, but also several others who won multiple medals in Tokyo – Bobby Finke, Ryan Murphy, Regan Smith, and Lilly King.
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