CREATE TABLE table_204_979 (id DECIMAL, "place" DECIMAL, "nation" TEXT, "5 hoops" TEXT, "3 balls , \ 2 ribbons" TEXT, "total" DECIMAL)

what nation was the top scoring in the games ?
SELECT "nation" FROM table_204_979 ORDER BY "total" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "nation" FROM "table_204_979" ORDER BY "total" DESC NULLS LAST LIMIT 1