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WS More or Less: The Winter Olympics

WS More or Less: The Winter Olympics

Which is the most successful country? Plus the chances of a dead heat.

More or Less · BBC Radio 4

February 25, 201811m 1s

Show Notes

What’s the most successful nation? (0’40”) We look at population, GDP per capita and ski areas of the countries with the most medals.

How do you judge a country’s ‘best’ performance? (3.45”)

What are the chances of dead heat in a race? (6’35”) The two-man bobsleigh event ended in a dead heat with both Canada and Germany achieving a time of three minutes 16.86 seconds.

Is this the coldest winter games? (8’41”)