Beijing: 08-08-2008 - Page 17

srmom · #**241** 08-18-2008, 10:18 AM

On a positive note, Anna, our US laser radial sailor did so well in the breeze that she is back in first and so far ahead of the 4th place boat that she is guaranteed a medal even if she bombs the medal race which is scheduled for tomorrow!!

Best of luck to her to bring home the GOLD!!!

LttleMsPrEp · #**242** 08-18-2008, 12:26 PM

Gymnastics fans i'm sorry for the spoiler but has anyone checked out this article??

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bei...v=ap&type=lgns

Personally I think it sucks but like Nastia said I guess it really doesn't matter to her since she won the most important individual medal of all..

ZTABullwinkle · #**243** 08-18-2008, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LttleMsPrEp

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bei...v=ap&type=lgns

Personally I think it sucks but like Nastia said I guess it really doesn't matter to her since she won the most important individual medal of all..

It is obvious that something really needs to be done about the Code of Points that was changed after Paul Hamm's disputed gold at the Athens Olympics. Not only is this a terrible way to break a tie in gymnastics, but it isn't very fair.

Also, the code of points should not be rewarding a gymnast who falls on her second vault for a medal instead of the one who stuck both of her landings. Just because there was more difficulty, doesn't mean that it should have been scored better.

Can you tell I am bitter about the scoring this year?

ZTABullwinkle · #**244** 08-18-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jen

Other sports allow ties - gymnastics should too.

Gymnastics once had ties also, so I don't understand the need for tiebreakers now.

LttleMsPrEp · #**245** 08-18-2008, 01:37 PM

I'm still bitter about Cheng Fei getting a medal for falling over Alicia Sacramone who didn't.. not to mention that the gymnast that happened to edge Nastia out of the uneven bars title is one of the "women" at the center of the age eligibility dispute.. something really needs to be done about the scoring.

My mom has a theory that the reasoning behind giving He the medal over Nastia was probably "home court" advantage other than her scores being "closer to a 10".. either way the scoring has really made me bitter towards the judges.

srmom · #**246** 08-18-2008, 02:20 PM

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"home court" advantage

My husband and I have been fuming about this througout the whole Olympics, not only in gymnastics, but in diving as well.

We have been yelling at the tv at various times. I have made the observation that they would have to land on their ass to not win - well, I guess they can do that too and still beat us!!

That is disgusting!!!! I can't wait to watch tonight to hear Bela's reaction to the scoring

LttleMsPrEp · #**247** 08-18-2008, 02:38 PM

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I can't wait to watch tonight to hear Bela's reaction to the scoring

My thoughts exactly!!! It was touching that he got teared up while discussing what happened with Alicia Sacramone and the vault finals and how it wasn't right to "rip her off twice"

ANd as far as diving?!?!?! i noticed too there were def. times when Guo and Wu made bigger splashes upon entry than what they were supposed to and still got over 75 points.. whereas when other countries did the same thing the judges were no where near as lenient on their scores

AOII_LB93 · #**248** 08-18-2008, 02:59 PM

My husband and I were both discussing the diving scoring...we think it has a lot to do with the judges having preconceived notions of the divers before they dive. Unless Guo or Wu had really effed up, they got much higher scores for comparable dives than other divers...seems a little unfair if you ask me.

srmom · #**249** 08-18-2008, 03:17 PM

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we think it has a lot to do with the judges having preconceived notions of the divers before they dive

We do too. My husband was fuming that any time there is subjective "scoring" it shouldn't be considered a sport

Forget that these girls (and guys) are amazing athletes!!

He thinks only sports where someone crosses a line first or wins more points, like in tennis, should be considered "true" sports!! I think it's just sour grapes!! He hates for the US to lose.

Kevlar281 · #**250** 08-18-2008, 09:01 PM

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BEIJING — What started out as a simple baseball game Monday night almost turned into an international incident.

By the time the United States was done with a 9-1 victory over China, there had been:

• Three ejections,

• Seven hit batsmen,

• Two injuries,

• And an assortment of hard feelings.

Good Lord

Link: To Full Article

Benzgirl · #**251** 08-18-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevlar281

Good Lord

Link: To Full Article

OMG. Did you catch that game?
It sounds more like the NHL.

Kevlar281 · #**252** 08-18-2008, 09:07 PM

No I missed it.

Benzgirl · #**253** 08-18-2008, 09:09 PM

LeBron and Kobe at the Women's Sand Volleyball was a hoot.

KSigkid · #**254** 08-18-2008, 09:44 PM

Girl from my hometown won a silver; fantastic news for her, and I know my hometown is pretty excited about it.

sunnyhibiscus · #**255** 08-19-2008, 12:21 AM

The judges in gymnastics are biased and the scoring is wrong, IMHO. At first, I didn't understand why the US coaches didn't file for a protest for Alicia yesterday. But when Tim explained it tonight about filing a protest, it makes much sense. But, the results were not right.

I 100% agree with Bela. Many people would say that "that is that", but sorry, the judges were showing favoritism towards the Chinese.