kmcguffee 0 #1 February 22, 2002 This crap is getting out of control. I haven't heard so much whining since my dog had a litter of 10 puppies.From MSNBC:QuoteSALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 22 — Russian officials protested the women’s Olympic figure skating final Friday, saying silver medalist Irina Slutskaya should get her own gold medal because of biased judging. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NtheSeaOrSky 0 #2 February 22, 2002 SSSEEEEEEEEE LISA, you aren't the only one who has to deal with the high school mentality! lol Ok, back to *mute* mode! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #3 February 22, 2002 And if she does not get the medal, maybe she can sue for damages/suffering.:::OK, Canopy is Open, No Traffic Around, .. Why are these "Extra" Lines Draping Down??, Damn! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmcguffee 0 #4 February 22, 2002 Does anyone else think that 'Slutskaya' is an interesting name? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #5 February 22, 2002 QuoteIrina SlutskayaCan't imagine how she couldn't win the gold.....Really just shut it off ignore it and it will go away for four years...hopefully......I got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FallingILweenie 0 #6 February 22, 2002 Whoa, people, let's put this in the proper perspective....People are protesting in the Winter Olympics? am i just insensitive or does anyone else not really give a rat's ass? Hell, let em protest figure skating...why not throw in curling and pairs foose-ball? As long as they have less than 10 protests they can take the express lane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bbarnhouse 0 #7 February 22, 2002 I REALLY hate to do this.........but I will. I am upper level judge for one of the US Olympic sports. Generally in judged sports there are those that judge artistic impression with an equal compliment of those that judge technical merit.Generally each panel consists of 7 -9 judges; on each panel one high score and one low score are discared . These judges work for years to attain their ratings and are chosen by the IOC. What I would say is this.....judges are suppose to judge what they see on a given day and not "face judge". It is an extremely difficult task but at the heart of it all is the ideology that we always put the athlete first in all relationships. The soap opera here is indeed unfortunate. Would it be better to have judges score routines and then have a computer decide the overall winner? Or perhaps eliminate judged sports altogether? This would take out gymnastics,synchronized swimming,Ice skating, ice dance, rhythm gymnastics etc........I will be interested to hear you responses. :)It only takes a little pixie dust...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #8 February 22, 2002 I am not really interested in the olympics myself but the idea I heard recently of having an equal amount of judges from each hemisphere judging all at the same time then having a computer randomly select some of the scores sounds pretty fair. What happened to just being proud of making it to the olympics? It's supposed to be about good sportsmanship and being a gracious loser or winner........I got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skycat 0 #9 February 22, 2002 QuoteReally just shut it off ignore it and it will go away for four years...hopefully......Other than the opening ceramonies (I was at someone elses house and had no choice but to watch), I haven't watched a minute of it. Come to think of it I don't think my TV has been turned on in like a week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites scottbre 0 #10 February 22, 2002 QuoteWhat happened to just being proud of making it to the olympics? It's supposed to be about good sportsmanship and being a gracious loser or winner........I'll tell ya what's happening. More people are taking a cue from us Americans and whining about every little things that they don't like. "Let the rabbits wear glasses. . . " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bbarnhouse 0 #11 February 22, 2002 *applauds Sebazz1* It's NOT suppose to be about the win......it's suppose to be about the strive to win! Seems to be that when it truly was an "amatuer event" it was much simpler.Now it seems to be about the $$$.Just another thought....you are aware that RW is in OIC discussions as an addition to Olympic Events? Happy flyin!It only takes a little pixie dust...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kmcguffee 0 #12 February 22, 2002 It still is about competing to most of the athletes. The media tends to focus on the 'soap opera' aspect because that sells the most papers/gets the most viewers. Overall, it is still a very healthy competition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Sebazz1 2 #5 February 22, 2002 QuoteIrina SlutskayaCan't imagine how she couldn't win the gold.....Really just shut it off ignore it and it will go away for four years...hopefully......I got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingILweenie 0 #6 February 22, 2002 Whoa, people, let's put this in the proper perspective....People are protesting in the Winter Olympics? am i just insensitive or does anyone else not really give a rat's ass? Hell, let em protest figure skating...why not throw in curling and pairs foose-ball? As long as they have less than 10 protests they can take the express lane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #7 February 22, 2002 I REALLY hate to do this.........but I will. I am upper level judge for one of the US Olympic sports. Generally in judged sports there are those that judge artistic impression with an equal compliment of those that judge technical merit.Generally each panel consists of 7 -9 judges; on each panel one high score and one low score are discared . These judges work for years to attain their ratings and are chosen by the IOC. What I would say is this.....judges are suppose to judge what they see on a given day and not "face judge". It is an extremely difficult task but at the heart of it all is the ideology that we always put the athlete first in all relationships. The soap opera here is indeed unfortunate. Would it be better to have judges score routines and then have a computer decide the overall winner? Or perhaps eliminate judged sports altogether? This would take out gymnastics,synchronized swimming,Ice skating, ice dance, rhythm gymnastics etc........I will be interested to hear you responses. :)It only takes a little pixie dust...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #8 February 22, 2002 I am not really interested in the olympics myself but the idea I heard recently of having an equal amount of judges from each hemisphere judging all at the same time then having a computer randomly select some of the scores sounds pretty fair. What happened to just being proud of making it to the olympics? It's supposed to be about good sportsmanship and being a gracious loser or winner........I got spring fever.........I can't come in today..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #9 February 22, 2002 QuoteReally just shut it off ignore it and it will go away for four years...hopefully......Other than the opening ceramonies (I was at someone elses house and had no choice but to watch), I haven't watched a minute of it. Come to think of it I don't think my TV has been turned on in like a week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottbre 0 #10 February 22, 2002 QuoteWhat happened to just being proud of making it to the olympics? It's supposed to be about good sportsmanship and being a gracious loser or winner........I'll tell ya what's happening. More people are taking a cue from us Americans and whining about every little things that they don't like. "Let the rabbits wear glasses. . . " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #11 February 22, 2002 *applauds Sebazz1* It's NOT suppose to be about the win......it's suppose to be about the strive to win! Seems to be that when it truly was an "amatuer event" it was much simpler.Now it seems to be about the $$$.Just another thought....you are aware that RW is in OIC discussions as an addition to Olympic Events? Happy flyin!It only takes a little pixie dust...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kmcguffee 0 #12 February 22, 2002 It still is about competing to most of the athletes. The media tends to focus on the 'soap opera' aspect because that sells the most papers/gets the most viewers. Overall, it is still a very healthy competition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
