Posted on 08/20/2004 10:55:06 AM PDT by medscribe
Didn't the South Koreans also whine during the Winter Olympics? Short-track speed skating or some such competition sent them into a tizzy.
When will the Gore attorneys show up to "count every vote"?
Yes, I remember there was a reader forum on the NY Times site for the Winter Olympics. The forum was almost completely overtaken by whiny Koreans. I wish it was archived somewhere. It was quite hilarious. They are beginning to seem like the worst sore losers in the world.
Wasn't it at the Seoul Olympics that Roy Jones Jr. beat the living crap out of the South Korean fighter and lost the decision?
NOw you know another reason why I do NOT watch the Olympics.
Question : Did you know your gymnast was being scored out of a 9.9 before his routine?
IF yes : Did you protest the rating of his routine at that time?
If NO : Tough Shiite!
They also b*tched during the Seoul Olympics when one of their boxers lost a close decision.
Well, unless we are equally whiny losers for filing a protest over the Japanese swimmer's alleged dolphin kick, I'm not sure why we should condemn the South Koreans.
"Let them eat dog"
Yes, it was Seoul where Roy Jones Jnr was robbed by judging, and thus ended the era of subjective judging, and began the era of electronic scoring, with its emphasis contact and target practice over style.
I think pro boxing should take a look at the electronic timing and scoring system. It is so accurate and reliable.
Hey, c'mon! They can't help it if they like the taste of man's best friend!
Actually, the dolphin kick used by the Japanese swimmer was not alleged, it happened. The showed it on replay. Underwater cameras, you know.
He evidently was just told, "that's a no-no, don't do it again" because he didn't do it at all in the next race.
There was discussion by the commentators about all of this the other night.
My daughter is a swimmer. No dolphin kicking on breast stroke is allowed, period. OK on the other three strokes.
My analogy appears apt after all.
Some federations strictly prohibit the use of film (ie replays) to detect such violations. One example is the Federation Internationale de Basketball (FIBA), which has long prohibited television replays from determining the outcome of events. That resulted in a Serbian protest of Argentina's Emmanuel Ginobili's off-balance jumper at the horn which gave the World runner-up the win over the World champions earlier in the week being denied, since FIBA prohibits replay from settling disputes. Ginobili, a member of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, would have probably seen NBA officials watch the replay on a monitor to determine the validity of the shot.
I don't know FINA (swimming) and its replay policy, but if replay cannot be used to call fouls, then they can only warn, not disqualify.
I don't know about the use of cameras for swim, either. I just meant that we were able to see what happened because of them.
According to another thread I took part in someone said the Japanese swimmer was seen doing the dolphin kick on the Jumbotron and everyone started booing...most likely swim parents, he said, LOL!
They're not Jumbotrons -- they are South Dakota-made Daktronics ProStar units. The Brookings, SD manufacturer has the contract by Swatch to provide all video boards.
But officials at FINA cannot use the spectator-friendly ProStar units. They must officiate from their poolside points, and cannot use replay cameras.
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