
Which Countries Are Doing Better — Or Worse — Than Expected At The Beijing Olympics?
An updating medal count for every competing nation compared with the number of medals we thought each would have won so far — along with how many more they might take home.
Where the leaders stand
Top five countries by current rank, current number of medals and final projected rank

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How each country stacks up
![]() | Norway | 37 medals won so far, that’s ... | 3 medals above expected, with ... | 0 medals yet to be won |
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![]() | ROC (Russian athletes) | 32 medals won so far, that’s ... | 13 medals above expected, with ... | 0 medals yet to be won |
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![]() | Germany | 27 medals won so far, that’s ... | 3 medals below expected, with ... | 0 medals yet to be won |
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![]() | Canada | 26 medals won so far, that’s ... | 5 medals below expected, with ... | 0 medals yet to be won |
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![]() | United States | 25 medals won so far, that’s ... | 7 medals below expected, with ... | 0 medals yet to be won |
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Read more about the data and projections behind this interactive.
Design and development by Jay Boice, Elena Mejía and Anna Wiederkehr. Research by Bill Mallon for Olympedia. Methodology by Neil Paine. Illustrations by Kevin Whipple. Art direction by Emily Scherer. Story editing by Sara Ziegler. Visual editing by Julia Wolfe. Copy editing by Santul Nerkar.
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