They're No. 1: U.S. Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years

NPR ^ | 07/18/2015 | staff

[Kid Shelleen]

In one of this year's most intense international competitions, the United States has come out as best in the world — and this time, we're not talking about soccer.

This week, the top-ranked math students from high schools around the country went head-to-head with competitors from more than 100 countries at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Chiang Mai, Thailand. And, for the first time in more than two decades, they won.

Po-Shen Loh, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and head coach for Team USA, says the competition is held over the course of two days. Students work on three math problems eac

[Intolerant in NJ]

Bump....

[Know et al]

Yep! That’s it. LOL

[Fresh Wind]

It figures that there would be a stoner in that group!

[ConservingFreedom]

So it's your contention that some of these mathletes are attending U.S. high schools on H-1B visas? Or what's the relevance of your link?