United States

Ajee Wilson (USA), the women’s 800m Diamond League champion in 2019 – pict.: G. Colombo

Profiling the world’s top sporting nations: the USA

Competitive sport has restarted in many countries, though the majority of international sporting tournaments are still on hold.

Caleb Dressel (USA) won multiple golds at the 2019 Swimming World Championships

The Year’s Best – USA top nation in Aquatics, Ball Team Sports in 2019

One of the most distinctive features of GSN’s unique sport stats is the ability to aggregate the results of sibling sports, like Football, Futsal and Beach Soccer

The USA won the 2019 women’s Football World Cup

USA the world’s best sporting nation in 2019

The USA has won the Global Cup for the 12th consecutive time, topping GSN’s table of t...

Caeleb Dressel (USA) won a record 8 medals (6 golds) at the Swimming World Championships – Photo: LaPresse

USA top nation in July, ahead of Great Britain, Russia
The USA topped the July monthly ranking in the Global Cup by scoring a record total of 1,858 points,...

Best Sports

2020

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Freestyle Skiing 85 20.8
2 Alpine Skiing 64 15.6
3 Tennis 63 15.3 -2
4 Track Cycling 56 13.7
5 Snowboarding 46 11.2
6 Speedskating 33 8.1 -4
7 Biathlon 20 4.9 -4
8 Cross Country Skiing 16 3.9
9 Bobsleigh 10 2.4
10 Luge 10 2.4 -6

2019

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Athletics 1875 26.7
2 Swimming 761 10.8
3 Golf 535 7.6 -2
4 Football 532 7.6
5 Volleyball 294 4.2 -3
6 Artistic Gymnastics 279 4.0 -1
7 Tennis 223 3.2 -4
8 Archery 214 3.1 21
9 Freestyle Skiing 170 2.4 4
10 Trampoline 150 2.1 32

2018

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Golf 625 12.6 2
2 Volleyball 558 11.3 4
3 Tennis 368 7.4 1
4 Basketball 350 7.1
5 Artistic Gymnastics 318 6.4 13
6 Marathon 267 5.4 1
7 Ice Hockey 196 4.0 1
8 Wrestling Free 192 3.9 2
9 Shooting 182 3.7 10
10 Lacrosse 160 3.2 -1

2017

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Athletics 1222 18.5
2 Swimming 931 14.1
3 Golf 569 8.6 2
4 Tennis 307 4.7 2
5 Rowing 240 3.6 17
6 Volleyball 238 3.6 -3
7 Marathon 216 3.3 5
8 Ice Hockey 212 3.2
9 Lacrosse 200 3.0
10 Wrestling Free 197 3.0 22

2016

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Athletics 1330 18.8
2 Swimming 880 12.5 1
3 Volleyball 635 9.0 2
4 Basketball 600 8.5
5 Golf 590 8.4 -1
6 Tennis 246 3.5 5
7 Artistic Gymnastics 234 3.3 2
8 Ice Hockey 230 3.3 -2
9 Shooting 176 2.5 10
10 Water Polo 140 2.0 2

United States Positions

2020

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 6
Gender:Men 10
Gender:Women 2
Continent:Americas 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 19
Gender:Men 18
Gender:Women 19
Continent:Americas 2

2019

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 1
Gender:Men 1
Gender:Women 1
Continent:Americas 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 45
Gender:Men 47
Gender:Women 33
Continent:Americas 4

2018

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 1
Gender:Men 2
Gender:Women 1
Continent:Americas 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 39
Gender:Men 39
Gender:Women 31
Continent:Americas 3

2017

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 1
Gender:Men 1
Gender:Women 1
Continent:Americas 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 40
Gender:Men 42
Gender:Women 31
Continent:Americas 4

2016

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 30
Continent:Americas 4
Sofia Kenin of the USA in action in the 2018 Tennis Federation Cup Final

The Year’s Best - USA top Racket Sports nation in 2018

Another exciting sporting year is drawing to a close, and it is time for us to reveal the final rankings in GSN’s unique sport groups,

Megan Rapinoe, captain of the USA's Women’s Football team - picture: Franck Fife

USA tops Global Cup halfway through sporting year
Halfway through the sporting year 2019, Global Cup champion the USA has finally put its nose in front...
Marcel Hirscher (Austria) won slalom gold at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Are, Sweden

USA leads Global Cup after February, Austria wins Alpine Skiing Worlds

February was a busy, hotly contested sporting month, featuring a spate of tournaments ranging from the men’s Football Asian Cup to

Japan won the Karate World Championships in November 2018

USA stretch Global Cup lead in November, late surge by Japan, China

The USA came third in...

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USA best in October ahead of Russia, Japan

The USA won the month of October 2018 in the Global Cup, the ranking of the world’s top sporting...

The USA Ladies celebrate winning the Basketball World Cup 2018

USA wins Global Cup for 11th consecutive year

The USA is the 2018 Global Cup champion, winning the title of world’s best sporting nation for th...

The USA Ladies won the 2018 Basketball World Championships

USA tops September Global Cup ranking, ahead of Japan, France

September was the biggest sporting month in the year so far, in terms of number of tournaments and especially points awarded in the Global Cup.

The USA Men's Basketball team on the way to their Olympic gold medal

USA win Global Cup ahead of France, GBR pips Germany for third place

Another exciting sporting year is over, and the USA have triumphed in the Global Cup, the ranking of the world’s best...

Sweden beat Canada to the 2017 Men's Ice Hockey world title, the last tournament in the snow & ice season

USA clinch 2017 Snow & Ice sports title
It was a close-run affair, but in the end the USA have managed to clinch the snow and ice sports title.
The USA's Biles (gold) and Ross (silver) at the Art. Gymnastics Worlds 2013

USA and Slovenia are the top nations in sports 2013
The USA and Slovenia have topped the 2013 standings in GSN’s two main rankings, the Global C...
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!
Team USA

“I’m so bored with the USA...”
…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...
Andy Roddick of the USA

Lost boys of U.S. Tennis
Melbourne, Australia. Another Men’s Singles Grand Slam final.