Aleksei Nemov

[Stumpy 284]

do we know who won the Madison yet?

Never try to eat more than you can lift

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I saw a couple of things in this episode that I thought were notable; the ability of the crowd to change the score and the ability of an athlete to -completely- block out distraction and perform.

I was -appalled- that the judges caved to the pressure of the crowd. I don't care if Aleksei deserved a higher score or not, the audience -shouldn't- have a voice in the decision. Ultimately, giving him a higher score changed nothing in the standings, but set a -horrible- precedent.

Paul Hamm is my freekin' hero when it comes to distraction control. He showed it the other night after making the vaulting fall and he showed it again last night after waiting for so long during the judges deliberations and when he started his routine while the crowd was still being extremely vocal. Very impressive.

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The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[Jib 0]

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Once scores start consistently reaching 9.8-ish, they'll raise the bar again.

That's the other problem. Too many people are getting the exact same scores.

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the depth of his depravity sickens me.
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That's the other problem. Too many people are getting the exact same scores.

That's because they're all Olympic calibre (and Olympic TV calibre, no less). Try watching other, smaller competitions . . . very, very different. When you're talking about the best of the best, though, a win can come down to a thousandth of a point, or just who had the most high scores from the judges(in the event of a tie). It's not a problem with the sport, really.

Kelly

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we just won gold in women's indoor bike sprint!

Cool ... and I'm hoping that the World Champion hurdler (I forget her name) can rock the world in her 110 meter hurdles final. Oh and I was really impressed with the effort those Quebec girls made in their Quarters Finals beach volleyball match against arguably the best team in the world May/Walsh.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

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Guess people who aren't involved in a sport just don't get it...

Not directed at you, but that puts me in mind of the last time I sat around a DZ and watched BASE video. It's so weird to see people oohing and aahing over relatively standard fare, but then totally missing something that's actually phenomenal.

-- Tom Aiello

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[Remster 30]

For the women's, its 100m (at least I know that Perdita is in the 100m finals... I dont think there is a 110m in women's, but I may be wrong).

Remster

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For those who think the Olympic Gymnastics judging is interesting, try watching an international Skysurf Event, men's or women's. Now THAT is "interesting" scoring!!!

S.

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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For those who think the Olympic Gymnastics judging is interesting, try watching an international Skysurf Event, men's or women's. Now THAT is "interesting" scoring!!!

S.

Any judged event is open for controversy. In fact a sport which I would love to see in the Olympics, the Pro Swoop Tour guys and gals would not be immune from such controversies.

Plus there's been a number of gymnastic judging fouls ups during this Olympics. Check out this one.

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For the women's, its 100m (at least I know that Perdita is in the 100m finals... I dont think there is a 110m in women's, but I may be wrong).

I guess since the men run 110 meters I assume the women would do the same. Don't assume anything right? Otherwise you're libel to make an ASS out of U and ME. Oh and this 100 meter womens hurdles final is set to take place very soon (in less than 15 minutes if I'm not mistake).

Hey by the way Remi, did your pals ever release that DVD of Adrenaline Rush or is it still held up because it's still playing in some IMAX theaters? Remember who promised who a copy of it once it came out.

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I saw a couple of things in this episode that I thought were notable; the ability of the crowd to change the score and the ability of an athlete to -completely- block out distraction and perform.

I was -appalled- that the judges caved to the pressure of the crowd. I don't care if Aleksei deserved a higher score or not, the audience -shouldn't- have a voice in the decision. Ultimately, giving him a higher score changed nothing in the standings, but set a -horrible- precedent.

Paul Hamm is my freekin' hero when it comes to distraction control. He showed it the other night after making the vaulting fall and he showed it again last night after waiting for so long during the judges deliberations and when he started his routine while the crowd was still being extremely vocal. Very impressive.

Agreed, completely. But I was not impressed with his releases compared to Aleksei's. I suppose what I should really be argueing for is the scoring to be revamped and more points be given for more difficult release moves.
I have also not been impressed with Paul's interviews. He is not humble in the least and did not seem to respect the talents of the other gymnasts nor acknowledge that a mathematical mistake could be why he got a gold in the all-around.
I also disagree with Kel, Aleksei did not egg-on the crowd at all. He went back on the floor to quiet them down for Paul. Paul did a tremendous job after all the noise. His conservative routine was nearly flawless. Like someone else here said though, I think they should reward athletes for pushing the limits and trying new things (successfully), if that be in revamping the scoring, so be it.

again, my opinion. and obviously the opinion of many people in athens...

peace
lew

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Remember who promised who a copy of it once it came out

I'm on their email list, and they still havent released. Dont worry, I didnt forget!

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at least I know that Perdita is in the 100m finals

Perdita just crashed in the 1st hurdle. Did not finish the final.

Remster

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No, no, no. I do NOT think he egged on the crowd in the least. I said I think his 6 release moves were just put in his routine to show off, seeing as how at after a point, they did not increase his start value. When he helped (attempt to) quiet the crowd for Paul Hamm, I thought that was awesome.