Having been a tumbler myself since the time I could walk, I've watched every olympic gymnastics in my lifetime. So it was great eagerness I awaited the 2008 events in Bejing China.Labels: gymnastics, olympics
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I, too, was frustrated by the judging. I also wonder if anyone will make a case of the Chinese team's "underage" problem.
The anti U.S. bias is unbelievable!
I hate it when the judging is so obviously biased. Who really cares which country the kid is from? I'm thrilled with anyone's fantastic performance. These are kids, all deserving of a fair chance.
I'm so digusted with how politics has taken over the world. Whatever happened to the humanity of man?
Don't bother to answer that. We all know what happened. I just think it's a crying shame.
I was astounded in the team finals when the commentators made no comments on the bias at all. Finally they started interviewing Bela Karoli (sp?) and making comments themselves when it got totally out of hand.
I don't understand how the judges can get away with it. Surely they have to account for each deduction.
And you're right Ane. I don't like seeing any of the girls falling or stepping out of bounds. I want them all to do their best. It would be so frustrating though to have done your best and then get all kinds of undeserved deductions.
We were having much the same conversations in our house. It is frustrating and really jades our view of the Olympics.
Anyone see Phelps and his near miss win?? If it hadn't been for the electronics involved in that, I doubt he would have one. Hard to argue with a computer I guess. Those pictures were just too close to call! Glad Im not a judge.
Yes, Andrea, it makes a person really jaded.
I did see Phelps near miss. At least swimming has electronics to do most of the work. Gymnastics is just subjective enough to allow bias.
This is why they made the movie Stick It (which is a REALLY good movie, by the way). I was so happy that Michael Phelps won. It's so amazing to me that in the times of stress over the economy, election and war, God allows someone like Phelps to rise up and inspire and unify a nation.
Eventually, if they make the Olympics unbiased, they will have to take away all creativity. They will make the routines the same out of necessity.
I know the world isn't fair, but the Olympics was supposed to surpass that. Ice Skating and Gymnastics are the most subjective, creative, and questioned.
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Part of the issue, I think, is that the Chinese count age differently than we do.
I know - I've been so disgusted. Then when Nastia Liukin tied (but should have scored higher) and got bumped to a silver, that just really rubbed me wrong.
That's been the beauty of Michael Phelps' awards - the clock is straightforward!!
Add to the gymnastics debacle the story of the precious girl who was deemed "not cute enough" to sing on camera in the Opening Ceremonies, and it's evident that ethics are sorely lacking in this world.
Amen! Thank you for posting this, Denise. It's unbelievable to see how unfairly the US gymnasts are getting scored. Sure, they're making mistakes and faulting, but when you've got Chinese girls doing more obvious faults and still ranking higher? It's ridiculous!
I watched the event finals last night for the uneven bars, and there was a TIE for gold. When the computer took the actual numbers fed into it, China came out on top because of same insane rule of dropping the next lowest judge score until the tie is broken. Tell me, what would they have done if all the scores were even to the last one? I say award 2 golds or have them go again.
And don't even get me started on the event final for the vault. GRR! To have a girl that didn't even LAND on her feet make a BRONZE? Not to mention the other obvious mistakes that should have meant much larger deductions.
They need to work on training their judges adequately and take the politics of being in Beijing somewhere else. It does NOT belong in the Olympics. (sigh)
At least Michael Phelps has been given his well-deserved due and has attained his victories! But even on his near-miss win, the coach for Cavic was going to file a protest. Why can't they do that in gymnastics? Especially on the vault final!
I think the reason no one is commenting on tv is it's so easy to get your Visa revoked and you're outta there, so I think when our journalists come home we'll get more of the real story. I never will understand someone who wants to win unfairly. What's the point? You know you didn't really do it properly?
The US coaches chose not to file a protest about the vault and the uneven bars judging. I don't know the reasoning, but it does show good sportmanship.
seems they have to be 16 in the olympic year.
I will agree your usa girl should have won the bars i think she had the same score. The crowd has a bit of sway it seems always does.
Im glad Shawn Johnson won the beam last night she was really good.
Just wish an aussie had made it.
Our commentators were saying the new scoring system is so different that if you have a much higher degree of difficulty start you can still win cos of that.
Phelps is amazing I have to admit i wanted the aussies to beat him but he is something special. (too bad hes not aussie).
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