[terry]

Just saw Stanford put out a statement that Stanford is up to 19 total medals, including three Golds, 7 Silvers, and 9 Bronzes. But that includes multiple swimmers on relays and USWNT members (both Ledecky and Forde on the 4x200m relay, both Smith and Huske on the 4x100 medley relay, and five Bronzes from the five USWNT members). Which, you know, is well enough--there are 19 physical medals out there in the world with a Stanford connection. 

But that ain't how the Olympics counts medals--the US gets one Bronze for women's soccer, not 22 of them. We get one medal for each of those relays, not four. 

I think it's meaningful to keep track of all medals won by Stanford athletes, including all of the medals won by each member of a team or a relay. For example, the fact that Stanford produced five members of a medal-winning team, rather than just one, says something about the strength of Stanford's program and the amount of top-tier talent that has come out of Stanford. I think it is legitimate to celebrate all five medals. I have no problem with publicizing all of those medals.

[terry]

Just saw Stanford put out a statement that Stanford is up to 19 total medals, including three Golds, 7 Silvers, and 9 Bronzes. But that includes multiple swimmers on relays and USWNT members (both Ledecky and Forde on the 4x200m relay, both Smith and Huske on the 4x100 medley relay, and five Bronzes from the five USWNT members). Which, you know, is well enough--there are 19 physical medals out there in the world with a Stanford connection. 

But that ain't how the Olympics counts medals--the US gets one Bronze for women's soccer, not 22 of them. We get one medal for each of those relays, not four. 

I think it's meaningful to keep track of all medals won by Stanford athletes, including all of the medals won by each member of a team or a relay. For example, the fact that Stanford produced five members of a medal-winning team, rather than just one, says something about the strength of Stanford's program and the amount of top-tier talent that has come out of Stanford. I think it is legitimate to celebrate all five medals. I have no problem with publicizing all of those medals.