As U.S. soccer fans lament the failure of the U-23's to qualify for the Olympics in the second cycle running, it's worth looking at what impact the Olympics actually have on the full senior teams going forward. The Olympics became a U-23 competition in 1992, so from then on it is a youth tournament which can be compared directly to the U-17 and U-20 World Cups. The general standard for youth tournament rosters is to graduate between 3 and 5 of those players to the full national team. Does that happen at the Olympics, or does another trend emerge?
Analysis: The impact missing the Olympics will have on the USMNT
