I cant believe that on the NBC's website and TV shows they have created their own Olympic medal standings.
Even though officially China is spankin! every other country in these summer games, the NBC shows the USA on top of the table because they have the highest number of total medals.
The IOC needs to inform this channel that just because you have more bronze and silver medals than any other countries, it does not make you winning the summer games. The truth is that 1 gold medal on the official tally will rank a country higher than a country that has countless silver and bronze medals.

I'm sure France is happy with the NBC tally though. They are currently placed at 7th, whereas in reality they are in 13th.

At this stage America has to win 18 more gold medals than China to put them officially in first place. And France, well they will need another 7 Golds to bring them up to their NBC position.
What a shambles. Stop misleading the public and start winning some more golds