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Gymnastics officials ask Hamm to give up the gold
World gymnastics officials asked Paul Hamm to give up his gold medal as the ultimate show of sportsmanship, but the U.S. Olympic Committee told them to take responsibility for their own mistakes and refused even to deliver the request.
Bravo. Hamm says if he knew he needed a higher score to win he would have performed a more difficult routine. Keep the gold, I say.
What the hell happened???
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Originally Posted by Ya_know
At least 3 judges mis-scored some other guy..... They didn't give him the proper start value I believe.....
You really do live under a rock don't you???? :sad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ya_know
It was the judges mistake not Hamms. They should give the Korean the gold too like they did in the winter olympics.
Gymnastics?
Oh.
The Roy Jones gold medal boxing match from Seoul Korea comes to mind. Roy was fighting a South Korean for the gold medal and he absolutely beat the crap out of the guy in every single round, there was not a single person that has ever watched the match that could honestly say the match was close, let alone scoring it for the South Korean. To everyone's amazement the judges had scored it for the South Korean, who looked more surprised than anyone when the judgement was read over the PA system.
He felt so badly for Roy Jones because of how obviously crappy the whole thing was that he went over to Roy and held his arm up and pointed at him to let everyone know that he knew what everyone else but the judges knew.
Noone gave Roy a gold medal and Paul Hamm shouldn't even consider giving his back. At least in gymnastics the participants are allowed to file a complaint about their score, which this guy didn't even do until it was too late.
It's no wonder he's so into wanting to re-elect Dubya. He hasn't a clue whats happening in the world other than what he knows from watching Bill O'Reilly on Fox News.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleetus
Or some people just find men's gymnastics about as boring as golf...Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
Yeah,.. mens gymnastics is pretty gay,.. but thats not the point here.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaeger
The moral of the story is: You shouldnt have to pay for someones elses mistake
How can you say that? Can you do a handstand on the rings and keep it there for a minute? Or flip in the air five or six times? It's hardly "gay".Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
yup, what he saidQuote:
Originally Posted by TechZ
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Originally Posted by amyb
They should have to wear loose fitting sweatpants or maybe some really long baggy shorts tied off at the knees. It's a really tough sport to watch as a man, regardless of how impressive their feats of strength are. Women's beach volleyball is a whole different story tho.
I still don't know why the women's soccer get to wear regular soccer gear and the women on the volleyball teams wear those "outfits" that look too small for them. I know you guys enjoy that, but jeez... :eek2:Quote:
Originally Posted by imaeditedbysowulo
They wear the small outfits so that sand can't collect in pockets or seams or stick to the fabric. The more sand you carry the heavier you are. Yea, that's why they do it... :drink:Quote:
Originally Posted by amyb
The only reason I watched the gymnastics section at all is because I live in the town where Mary Lou Retton is from (1982 world champion, first ever for the us)Quote:
Originally Posted by WebHead
Anyone who would keep the gold under these circumstances is greedy, childish, and without honour.
Who gives a flying F*** whether you have the medal around your neck? You know damn well who really won and who really lost, and it's not even like it is a secret from the audience or the world at large either! The Olympics shouldn't be "finders keepers losers weepers", and anyone who thinks otherwise needs to reexamine the reasons they like sports.