Difficulty of the Olympics

[Grassmarket 3,408]

2 hours ago, NearPup said:

How to win the Olympics in a few easy steps:

1. Be rich and become a citizen of, say, Dominica.

2. Create the Dominican Curling association.

3. Recruit a bunch of elite Canadian  players and pay for their citizenship.
4. Nominate yourself as the alternate on the Dominican Olympic curling team.

5. Don’t play (you don’t need to play a single end to be eligible for a medal).

6. Keep at it until Dominica finally wins gold.

7. Congrats?

Can also be done with the Rowing Eights, but only if you are small.

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Can also be done with the Rowing Eights, but only if you are small.

This is what happened to Daniela Druncea from Romania. Mediocre gymnast, nothing special about her, then all of a sudden she became a medalist in rowing at the 2016 Olympics. 

[Grassmarket 3,408]

35 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said:

This is what happened to Daniela Druncea from Romania. Mediocre gymnast, nothing special about her, then all of a sudden she became a medalist in rowing at the 2016 Olympics. 

Helps if you are good at shouting.

[American1998 0]

 Olympic gold medals and Nobel Prizes are awarded though on different bases. Plus, Nobel Prizes may be awarded, or not awarded, due to political bias.