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Olympics Cheated

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Post by Optimus Prime Rib » Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:10 pm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/o ... index.html

Ok, I understand alot of people dont like Americans, but this is getting ridiculous.

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Post by Denyer » Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:23 pm

Scoring systems favour certain styles and body shapes. How politically biased the judges are, I wouldn't know... not paying much attention to the Olympics at all.

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Post by Leatherneck » Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:01 pm

I have no idea what happened with these women, I don't know gymnastics well enough to judge it.

However, the situation with Paul Hamm is stupid. Half the analysts I've heard said if they went back through the entire thing for Hamm, they'd find another 1/10th somewhere anyway.

This is what happens in sport-- are they now going to award dual gold medals for any team that gets a bad call?

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Post by Jetfire » Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:42 pm

Unfortuantly, she is in a sport where its based on opinion, it's alway subject to subjectivity. It does sound like she was complaining at a constant problem at a stage she had nothing to lose.

Unless we look at the performances and create a opinion for our selves you can't decide. As always judges should be able to give a reason for each score or each section of the score.
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