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The executive committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) met on Feb 12

I'm Nic Mira and I'm mad about sports. This is the primary reason why I've joined Dan Thompson and Hans Stocker on board the GSN rocket...for a rocket I'm sure it is, ready to propel the world of sports analysis to the next level.

The second and the third reasons are that I love sport statistics and that I think sport is an inherently virtuous activity: anything that promotes its better understanding, or its circulation as a subject of discussion, is a worthy endeavour.

To give you an example of what I think about when I'm not doing sports or working on GSN....

I've recently looked at the current Global Cup ranking: the USA are leading with a large margin, as was predictable after their handsome victory in the 2008 Global Cup.

I'm Dan Thompson and I'm passionate about sports. Playing them, watching them, talking about them - and endlessly perusing tables, results and rankings. I've long thought about a system that would answer the question : which country is the best at sport?

Inspired by the 2008 Olympics, and the global obsession with the medals table, I put some initial thoughts down on an email in the autumn of 2008.

Less than a year later we're proud to launch TheGreatestSportingNation.com which answers that question - and so much more.

GSN will tell you which country is the best at sport in absolute terms and per capita. We can tell you which country has performed best over the past month, the year to date and since our records began. We can also tell you which country is the best by any individual sport or by any sport grouping (such as winter sports), by gender, over the history of a particular tournament - or by any combination of these factors.