# Typo/error on MSNBC Olympics coverage page?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typo-error-on-msnbc-olympics-coverage-page/260312>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 17, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typo-error-on-msnbc-olympics-coverage-page/260312 "2004-08-17T22:42:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typo-error-on-msnbc-olympics-coverage-page/260312/1 "2004-08-17T22:42:35Z")

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I’m confused, but if you go to the American Medal inventory page [here](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5707197/) you will note that we have two silver medals for Fencing in women’s individual saber. Are they actually further sub categorized or is this a typo?

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**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typo-error-on-msnbc-olympics-coverage-page/260312/2 "2004-08-17T22:45:49Z")

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Oops, nevermind, found the error. They must have corrected it now because when I originally posted it showed both names in fencing as Bronze, and now it correctly says Gold and Bronze.

Move along, nothing to see here.

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**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typo-error-on-msnbc-olympics-coverage-page/260312/3 "2004-08-17T22:51:23Z")

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Doesn’t surprize me in the least, considering that the [sports editor](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5721640/) seems to think that Czechoslavakia is still a country.

-lv

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typo-error-on-msnbc-olympics-coverage-page/260312/4 "2004-08-17T23:14:27Z")

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I wouldn’t sweat it. Earlier today CNN was reporting on its web site a headline link stating Phelps had won three gold medals. The linked paged showed the accurate information - two golds and a bronze.

Of course, Phelps has since won a third gold.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typo-error-on-msnbc-olympics-coverage-page/260312/5 "2004-08-17T23:32:06Z")

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> [@Duckster](#):
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> I wouldn’t sweat it. Earlier today CNN was reporting on its web site a headline link stating Phelps had won three gold medals. The linked paged showed the accurate information - two golds and a bronze.
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> Of course, Phelps has since won a third gold.

Three gold and two bronze at last count.