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Just came to ask you all, what olympic games you really like, how your countries played, and if the US really deserves those 130~ medals

However, there's another question for you: Why is chess not an olympic game? I mean, it requires a lot of strategy, it is like hey, train your brain, because it's also a muscle.

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We can't play any international sport for shit yet (cricket and rugby are not international.. Only the Aussies and Indies play along) for some reason we're second at the Olympics.

huh?

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Just came to ask you all, [...] if the US really deserves those 130~ medals

If you take the population into account, the US was average, #43 of 86:

http://www.medalspercapita.com/

Population is not the only factor, though. Standard of living and access to sports facilities should play a big role as well. Considering that, I would say that the US got less medals than expected.

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Winning rugby is so freaking difficult unless you are USA


I think you're confounding Rugby Union with American football which are two different sports. USA didn't even make it to the semifinal of the Rugby Sevens* at the Olympiad.
*: A variation of Rugby that requires less players and has possibly some different rules. It was introduced only this year to the Olympic games after decades of absence.
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