Shows the depths of coping in US. They send a larger delegation to most of the events.I see it as a problem that US wins so many total medals while China wins much less. Anyone who wins a bronze can win a Gold, the difference are usually small, so all of the US Bronze or Silver actually shows the depth of US power in all the Olympics sports. So, China needs to be better in all sports to eventually beat US in total Medal count. Relying on winning more Gold just shows u got lucky this time, it doesn't show overall depth of sporting roster
Also with most of the Chinese athletes taking gold, especially in any event that isn't farmed and manipulated by the west, that leaves silver and bronze open to the 2nd best country, it's uncommon for a country to have both gold and silver in the same event.