United States

The USA ladies strike gold in Olympic Football

London 2012 Day 13: USA score winning goal with Ladies Football

Gold in Women’s Football was the highlight of Day 13 for Olympic ranking leaders USA, and it may prove to be the decisive leap for the...

Brian Lochte of the USA

Global Cup December 2011: it's the USA again!

FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR THE USA have won the GSN Global Cup, topping the international ranking in our unique year-long competi...
Dawn Harper (USA) wins 100m hurdles at Beijing Olympics

The USA won the Beijing Games

The 2008 Beijing Olympics had one triumphant winner, says GSN: Team USA!
Andy Roddick of the USA

Lost boys of U.S. Tennis

Melbourne, Australia. Another Men’s Singles Grand Slam final.
Team USA

ā€œI’m so bored with the USA...ā€

…but they’re so good at sports! The simple reason for which America has run away with the Global Cup for the second consecutive year is their breadth of excellenc...

Best Sports

2013

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Alpine Skiing 257 21.4
2 Freestyle Skiing 203 16.9
3 Snowboarding 152 12.6
4 Ice Hockey 120 10.0
5 Cross Country Skiing 50 4.2 -1
6 Speedskating 39 3.2 -1
7 Marathon 39 3.2
8 Golf 37 3.0
9 Athletics 32 2.7 -3
10 Figure Skating 31 2.6 -3

2012

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Athletics 1347 18.4
2 Volleyball 918 12.6 3
3 Swimming 847 11.6 -1
4 Basketball 600 8.2
5 Golf 530 7.3 -1
6 Football 500 6.8 -3
7 Tennis 255 3.5 9
8 Water Polo 193 2.6 3
9 Shooting 184 2.5 5
10 Artistic Gymnastics 160 2.2 -2

2011

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Athletics 1170 19.0 37
2 Swimming 816 13.2
3 Football 640 10.4 10
4 Golf 636 10.3 -1
5 Volleyball 372 6.0 -3
6 Archery 253 4.1 16
7 Alpine Skiing 196 3.2 -3
8 Artistic Gymnastics 184 3.0 2
9 Freestyle Skiing 170 2.7 10
10 Short Track 168 2.7 -3

2010

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Basketball 600 12.3
2 Volleyball 594 12.2 14
3 Golf 552 11.3
4 Alpine Skiing 246 5.0 5
5 Ice Hockey 240 4.9 2
6 Shooting 226 4.6
7 Short Track 220 4.5 1
8 Lacrosse 200 4.1
9 Ten Pin Bowling 199 4.1 23
10 Artistic Gymnastics 142 2.9 3

2009

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Athletics 1086 19.6
2 Swimming 757 13.7
3 Golf 525 9.5 3
4 Tennis 250 4.5 3
5 Football 240 4.3
6 Water Polo 210 3.8 3
7 Ice Hockey 210 3.8 6
8 Short Track 173 3.1 2
9 Alpine Skiing 158 2.9 2
10 Freestyle Skiing 145 2.6 23

United States Positions

2013

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 1
Gender:Men 3
Gender:Women 1
Continent:Americas 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 22
Gender:Men 23
Gender:Women 19
Continent:Americas 2

2012

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 1
Gender:Men 1
Gender:Women 1
Continent:Americas 27
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 39
Gender:Men 41
Gender:Women 26
Continent:Americas 5

2011

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 1
Gender:Men 1
Gender:Women 1
Continent:Americas 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 38
Gender:Men 42
Gender:Women 32
Continent:Americas 4

2010

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 1
Gender:Men 1
Gender:Women 1
Continent:Americas 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 33
Gender:Men 32
Gender:Women 28
Continent:Americas 4

2009

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 1
Gender:Men 1
Gender:Women 2
Continent:Americas 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 39
Gender:Men 24
Gender:Women 11
Continent:Americas 9