NBCmetrics: China Got 16 Fewer Olympic Medals Than The United States, And 1,594 Fewer Mentions In Primetime
We've been analyzing NBC's primetime Olympics coverage sort of the way we analyze SportsCenter in Bristolmetrics, breaking down what countries the Peacock is talking about, and which athletes are getting the most attention. Here's your final installment, with the grand totals.
Data for Thursday, August 9 to Saturday, August 11
20 most-mentioned athletes:
Usain Bolt (Jamaica, track): 106 David Boudia (USA, diving): 88 Tom Daley (Great Britain, diving): 88 Ashton Eaton (USA, decathlon): 68 Nick McCrory (USA, diving): 60 Destinee Hooker (USA, volleyball): 49 Mo Farah (Great Britain, track): 48 Matthew Mitcham (AUS, diving): 46 Connor Fields (USA, BMX): 44 Chen Ruolin (China, diving): 41 Trey Hardee (USA, decathlon): 40 Yohan Blake (Jamaica, track): 39 Jordan Larson (USA, volleyball): 36 Allyson Felix (USA, track): 34 David Herman (USA, BMX): 31 David Rudisha (Kenya, track): 30 Qui Bo (China, diving): 29 Shanaze Reade (Great Britain, BMX): 28 Lindsey Berg (USA, volleyball): 26 Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia, track): 22
Countries, by number of mentions:
USA: 601 Great Britain: 161 Jamaica: 134 Brazil: 76 China: 51 South Korea: 50 Russia: 39 France: 37 Germany: 35 Bahamas: 32 Australia: 30 Japan: 22 Ethiopia: 21 Kenya: 19 Ukraine: 18 Malaysia: 14 South Africa: 14 Mexico: 13 Netherlands: 11 Colombia: 10 Nigeria: 10 Trinidad & Tobago: 10 Latvia: 9 Canada: 7 Cuba: 7 Italy: 6 Spain: 6 Croatia: 5 Czech Republic: 5 Bahrain: 4 New Zealand: 4 Angola: 2 Argentina: 2 Belarus: 2 Ecuador: 2 Grenada: 2 Ireland: 2 Sweden: 2 Uganda: 2 Belgium: 1 Botswana: 1 Cyprus: 1 Guatemala: 1 Haiti: 1 Morocco: 1 Poland: 1 Sudan: 1
Cumulative primetime mentions and number of Olympic medals won, July 30-August 11
USA: 1,973 mentions, 104 medals China: 379 mentions, 88 medals Great Britain: 329 mentions, 65 medals Russia: 180 mentions, 82 medals Brazil: 153 mentions, 17 medals Australia: 152 mentions, 35 medals Jamaica: 126 mentions, 12 medals Japan: 105 mentions, 38 medals France: 104 mentions, 34 medals Canada: 68 mentions, 18 medals South Korea: 63 mentions, 28 medals Netherlands: 58 mentions, 20 medals Latvia: 51 mentions, 2 medals Ukraine: 51 mentions, 20 medals Bahamas: 38 mentions, 1 medal South Africa: 38 mentions, 6 medals Mexico: 36 mentions, 7 medals Germany: 31 mentions, 44 medals Austria: 29 mentions, 0 medals Trinidad & Tobago: 26 mentions, 4 medals Cuba: 25 mentions, 14 medals Italy: 25 mentions, 28 medals Grenada: 25 mentions, 1 medal Romania: 24 mentions, 9 medals Nigeria: 18 mentions, 0 medals Malaysia: 17 mentions, 2 medals Dominican Republic: 16 mentions, 2 medals Colombia: 13 mentions, 8 medals Hungary: 12 mentions, 17 medals Serbia: 10 mention, 4 medals Belgium: 9 mentions, 3 medals Denmark: 8 mentions, 9 medals Czech Republic: 11 mentions, 10 medals Spain: 8 mentions, 17 medals Bahrain: 6 mentions, 1 medal Barbados: 6 mentions, 0 medals Botswana: 6 mentions, 1 medal Lithuania: 6 mentions, 5 medals Poland: 6 mentions, 10 medals Turkey: 6 mentions, 5 medals Croatia: 5 mentions, 6 medals Morocco: 5 mentions, 1 medals Argentina: 4 mentions, 4 medals Belarus: 4 mentions, 12 medals Bulgaria: 4 mentions, 2 medals Puerto Rico: 4 mentions, 2 medals Tunisia: 4 mentions, 3 medals New Zealand: 4 mentions, 13 medals Chile: 3 mentions, 0 medals Ireland: 3 mentions, 5 medals Sweden: 3 mention, 8 medals Switzerland: 3 mentions, 4 medals Angola: 2 menitons, 0 medals Ivory Coast: 2 mentions, 0 medals Uganda: 2 mentions, 1 medal Algeria: 1 mention, 1 medals Cyprus: 1 mention, 1 medal Ecuador: 1 mention, 0 medals Ethiopia: 1 mention, 7 medals Finland: 1 mention, 3 medals Greece: 1 mention, 2 medals Guatemala: 1 mention, 1 medal Haiti: 1 mention, 0 medals Saudi Arabia: 1 mention, 1 medal Sudan: 1 mention, 0 medals Tanzania: 1 mention, 0 medals Uzbekistan: 1 mention, 4 medals Venezuela: 1 mention, 1 medal
Countries that won medals but went unmentioned in primetime:
Kazakhstan: 13 medals Iran: 12 medals Azerbaijan: 10 medals Georgia: 7 medals India: 6 medals North Korea: 6 medals Mongolia: 5 medals Slovakia: 4 medals Uzbekistan: 4 medals Armenia: 3 medals Thailand: 3 medals Egypt: 2 medals Estonia: 2 medals Indonesia: 2 medals Maldova: 2 medals Qatar: 2 medals Singapore: 2 medals Taiwan: 2 medals Afghanistan: 1 medal Gabon: 1 medal Hong Kong: 1 medal Kuwait: 1 medal Montenegro: 1 medal Portugal: 1 medal Tajikistan: 1 medal
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