Olympics: I just want to sit at home and watch the games, but I can't

The most expensive tickets in Beijing are for the Aug. 8 opening ceremony, which cost $645. Organizers said 58 percent of all tickets would cost $12.90 or less, in line with efforts to make them affordable to average Chinese citizens.

Complete All-time Medal Standings

		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
United States	USA	897	693.5	606.5	2197
Sov. Union/Unified Team	URS/EUN	440	357	325	1122
Great Britain	GBR	190	245.5	242,5	677.5
Germany	GER	180	212	226	617.5
France	FRA	184	192	224	600
Italy	ITA	182	148	165	495
Sweden	SWE	142	156	172	469.5
Hungary	HUN	156	136	158	450
East Germany	GDR	153	129	127	409
Australia	AUS	120	126	151.5	397.5
Japan	JPN	114	106	115	335
Finland	FIN	102	79	111	292
China	CHN	112	96	78	286
Romania	ROU	82	88	114	284
Poland	POL	59	74	118	251
Russia	RUS	86	80	84	250
Canada	CAN	54	86	100	240