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Ashley Wagner slams Olympic figure skating judges, calls for change
http://sports.yahoo.com/news ^ | February 20, 2014 | Martin Rogers

Posted on 02/21/2014 7:05:10 AM PST by NKP_Vet

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To: Scotswife

I watched the skating and Carolina Kostner of Italy was awesome, perfect performance, Yuna Kim was flawless, absolutely no mistakes, then Sotnikova stumbles after one of her jumps and gets the Gold medal? Her performance was jerky and her musical selection was really awful, and i am not exagerating. Yuna Kim = Gold, Carolina Kosner = Silver, Sotnikova = bronze, that’s how its should have gone. No one should stumble and get Gold.


61 posted on 02/22/2014 9:17:36 AM PST by NKP_Vet ("I never went to college, I was too busy learning stuff!" ~ Ted Nugent)
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To: NKP_Vet

I watched it too.
Yuna had a small balance check - not as big as the russian’s.

Almost falling is not the same as actually falling.
She would have received a small deduction on her landing, and another one for the step she took out of it.

The judges agreed with you about the artistry of the Korean.
But the russian’s difficulty pushed her technical scores ahead.

This is very similar to the showdown between Lipinski and Kwan.

It seems every Olympics there is a front runner who plays it safe and gets usurped by a youngster who out jumps everyone.

Regardless if what you think of the #1 and #2 spot - as far as I can tell the loudest whining is coming from Ashley Wagner.


62 posted on 02/22/2014 9:36:01 AM PST by Scotswife
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To: Scotswife

I think the Russian won because the games were in Russia.
I think anywhere else Kim would have won. Most reliable skating experts come down on the side of Kim. And the gap in the numbers for the Russian and Kim was ridiculous.


63 posted on 02/22/2014 12:01:23 PM PST by NKP_Vet ("I never went to college, I was too busy learning stuff!" ~ Ted Nugent)
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To: Scotswife
I am not a skating judge but I have followed it for years and I pay attention when the commentators speak about the point system. Wagner "looks" very technical but when you break down her jumps she makes enough mistakes that the judges must count her down a lot.

A number of years ago, it may have been two or three Winter Olympics, the international skating commission which regulates competition, changed the way they judge because favoritism had taken hold. Now it is much harder to insert.

I wish Carolina Kostner were an American that way we could still see her skate now that she is retiring from competition.

64 posted on 02/22/2014 2:52:29 PM PST by Slyfox (We want our pre-existing HEALTH INSURANCE back!)
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To: Slyfox

I’m sure she will join the ice tours - alot of money to be made!


65 posted on 02/22/2014 9:43:55 PM PST by Scotswife
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To: Scotswife
Did you happen to watch Russian women's gold winner at the gala?

It was just awful. She waved those big yellow flags so long I wondered if she was ever going to do a jump. She did do two jumps and messed them both up.

66 posted on 02/22/2014 10:21:37 PM PST by Slyfox (When Jesus sees a momma holding her baby, he is reminded of his mother.)
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To: Slyfox

No I didn’t see that!


67 posted on 02/23/2014 1:57:09 PM PST by Scotswife
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this is a case of home field advantage.. We had to expect the ruskies to steal a few.


68 posted on 02/23/2014 2:02:01 PM PST by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: Scotswife
The difference between her and Kim and Kostner was beyond embarrassing.

I have been really disappointed with NBC's showing of the skating. I want to see all the skaters, not just the very last group. And I don't like them showing two four minute skating routines tucked in between two hours of bobsledding.

That would be like just a few gymnast's jumping for a few minutes and then going back to two hours of running. They are forcing me to watch everything online.

69 posted on 02/23/2014 2:12:13 PM PST by Slyfox (When Jesus sees a momma holding her baby, he is reminded of his mother.)
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To: Labyrinthos

“not all athletic events are sports.”

If strength and skill were the only qualifiers to denote a sport, then where is my applause when I get my butt out of the chair, crack open a beer, and snap the cap 15 feet into the garbage can? I mean, strength and skill, right?


70 posted on 02/23/2014 2:20:09 PM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: Slyfox

I had the same complaint with the gymnastics coverage. They only show the top group & don’t even show all of the event finalists.
My hubby never gets to see wrestling.


71 posted on 02/23/2014 2:21:46 PM PST by Scotswife
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To: Scotswife
They have gotten rid of wrestling, I think for the next summer Olympics.

NBC spent more time interviewing Nancy Kerrigan and the knee-wackeress, than they did the actual skating.

I hope FOX gets the next winter games.

72 posted on 02/23/2014 2:38:56 PM PST by Slyfox (When Jesus sees a baby in his momma's arms, he is thinks of his own mother.)
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NBC now has exclusive rights to the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the 2018 Winter Games and 2020 Olympics, whose sites have not yet been chosen. The deal includes all broadcast platforms, including Internet, mobile and hand-held devices.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=6634886


73 posted on 02/23/2014 2:41:15 PM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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Thanks for the link. NBC has done a completely stinky, awful job. Why don't they just drop Ice Skating from the line up? They might as well as bad as their coverage was. And then, we get to hear about Johnny Weir's bathroom habits as he expresses his fondness for freaking out other men while "piddling" and wearing his female accruements at the same time.

Next time I just may wait for Youtube.

74 posted on 02/23/2014 3:02:36 PM PST by Slyfox (When Jesus sees a baby in his momma's arms, he is thinks of his own mother.)
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To: NKP_Vet

She knows this goes on 24/7 in her sport. Since Jesus was a Sgt. Please. Now....go make some kick ass mega money....get your revenge that way.


75 posted on 02/23/2014 3:05:26 PM PST by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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To: nascarnation
NBC now has exclusive rights to the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the 2018 Winter Games and 2020 Olympics, whose sites have not yet been chosen.

Haven't the 2020 games been awarded to Tokyo?

76 posted on 02/23/2014 3:28:47 PM PST by Zionist Conspirator (The Left: speaking power to truth since Shevirat HaKelim.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

This was an older article that spoke to the awarding of the broadcast contracts which apparently was done even before the sites were picked.


77 posted on 02/23/2014 3:33:41 PM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: CodeToad
If strength and skill were the only qualifiers to denote a sport, then where is my applause when I get my butt out of the chair, crack open a beer, and snap the cap 15 feet into the garbage can? I mean, strength and skill, right?

Good points. In my mind, a sport is an atheletic event that is objectively defined. For example, bowling and darts are objective, but not atheletic. They are realy games of skill. Figure skating, snow boarding, and gymnastics, require a huge amount of athletic ability, but the subjective scoring makes them an athletic event as opposed to a sport or game of skill.

78 posted on 02/23/2014 5:55:15 PM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: Slyfox

It was reinstated for the following cycle - but I don’t think it will be in the next Olympics.
Not sure why on earth they would drop it.

I do enjoy this Russian ballet!


79 posted on 02/23/2014 6:24:12 PM PST by Scotswife
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