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TechnoGram Super Geek  
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posted February 15, 2002 13:11
   
Yay!! Hurray! I just heard that the IOC awarded a gold to Jamie Sale and David Pelletier. They held a press conference, and a reporter asked if they'd gotten attached to their silver. David said, "Yeh, and we're hoping to get the bronze too so we can have the whole collection. I am now officially a happy camper.
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TheAnnoyedCockroach Super Geek
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posted February 15, 2002 14:51
Oh say now, that's good... I still blame the French. IP: Logged |
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platypus Super Geek
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posted February 15, 2002 19:13
Maybe I'm just bitter BUT If the original ruling was bad, why do the Russians still have their gold? If the original ruling was not bad, why do teh Canadians have one now? This is reason #452 that I don't enjoy the Olympics (the first 451 have to do with them disrupting my life, especially this year when they're in town, or the fact that I dont' enjoy watching sports). This is clearly a political move. As I said, I don't enjoy sports, but it seems to me if you have a contest, someone wins. True, if it's judged, perhaps the judgement is bad, so I don't resent the fact that there was controversy. But a PC "everyone wins" sort of approach annoys me. How can I get enthusiastic about the "unity" and the "excellence" if you get first prize simply because some one not competing was corrupt? That doesn't show any excellence or unity. It shows bad judgement and division. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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platypus Super Geek
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posted February 15, 2002 19:14
Incidentally, I didn't see the Russian performance, only the Canadian one. However, I was very impressed with that performance, and I really think that team deserved recognition (although they looked very, very tired as they did it). ------------------ IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth!     
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posted February 15, 2002 21:37
Yay, this ends days of debate of what would happen. I am so happy. I stil think they shoudl have taken the gold medals away from the russians, but you can't win all your battles. Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
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posted February 16, 2002 07:56
that's ok, the russians know their gold is tarnished anyway.................Z IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
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posted February 16, 2002 12:42
quote: And you were absolutely right when you said it was a frog commie plot. The plot was not some side deal the judges made, but an agreement between the French and Russian skating federations. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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octothorp Assimilated 
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posted February 17, 2002 21:57
I can't help but think that the french judge has been totally scape-goated. Over the past 40 years, there must have been dozens of judges who helped to perpetrate voting frauds (most of them in the dance competition block-voting like that which we are currently seeing) and this is the first judge who had a crisis of confidence over it. I can't help thinking that she's probably a well-meaning and generally honest person who just screwed up big-time. Anyway, there's lots of other people here who should be at fault. # IP: Logged |
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Steen SuperBlabberMouth!
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posted February 18, 2002 06:24
octothorp wrote: I can't help but think that the french judge has been totally scape-goated. Over the past 40 years, there must have been dozens of judges who helped to perpetrate voting That's true, but someone had to be the first judge to really be punished for doing such things. As far as I've heard, the only punishment is that she's permanently barred from judging competitions, which I can't argue against. If she's that easily influenced by pressure from others, she shouldn't be in position that exposes her to such pressure. IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
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posted February 18, 2002 08:55
The thing that gets me upset about the French judge is that she's being punished when the two skating federations aren't. Seems to me this sport will never clean up until the national skating federations stand to be suspended, not just individual judges. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth!
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posted February 18, 2002 12:08
I heard on NBC that the polish judge is married to the head of the russian figure skating assoc. Now would that not cause a conflict of interest? Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
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posted February 18, 2002 13:47
quote: didn't hear that, but it sure sounds like it to me ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Steen SuperBlabberMouth!
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posted February 18, 2002 16:11
TechnoGram wrote: Seems to me this sport will never clean up until the national skating federations stand to be suspended, not just individual judges.  and  You may be right, but this article gives some welcome news. They're scrapping the current system and implementing a new-ish one that sounds like it would significantly reduce the chances for unfair voting. IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth!
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posted February 18, 2002 16:49
quote: it is not as bad as it sounds, first the polish judge has to figure out which sport is being judged. If they are found to be biased, then put them in a round room and tell them to stand in the corner >;o) (I am 1/4 polish so don't get all pc on Me, I will make fun of My heritage if I feel like it. Anyone who is non-pole can kiss My Dupa if they don't like it) >;o) .........Z IP: Logged |
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BlueAntoid Geek
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posted February 19, 2002 20:59
Another shining example of the atheletocentrism in human society. Didn't anything roughly important happen in the world the 5 days in a row this little debacle was 'front-page news?' IP: Logged |
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TechnoGram Super Geek
Posts: 245 |
posted February 20, 2002 07:40
quote: Ye-e-e-h. How about Enron, Campaign Finance Reform, the fighting in Afghanistan? Point is, this is a place to get away from all that crap, and concentrate on vegging out. [Too bad there's not a smiley for 'oxymoron.']
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