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Almost EVERY single event China has won gold in has been on judging.
Originally posted by AndrewTB
Almost EVERY single event China has won gold in has been on judging.
Originally posted by Krieger
If a Chinese athlete in say, gymnastics falls flat on her face while another lands her dismount, they still give the medal to the Chinese athlete knowing if this athlete fails they may very well be taken out back and shot.
Originally posted by chinawhite
Originally posted by AndrewTB
Almost EVERY single event China has won gold in has been on judging.
The actual figure is 23. So 23 were won in judging events and 23 won't. But to suggest that judging was the reason China won is really absurd. China didn't win by little margins in the majority of them, they won by LARGE margins. Look at the diving for instance, a clean sweep and no competitor in sight. I woouldn't blame the competition either since all the Chinese drivers are the world leaders already. In gymnastics the men did a clean sweep through a combination of being world champions in their events and having harder routines.
Anyhow, I dont see what all the fuse is about. America has MORE medals in womens gymnastics then China does.
Originally posted by AndrewTB
thats not to say there arent a handfull of medals that belong in the hands of others
simply because they wont be held in a corrupt nation with biased or paid off judges.
Amid the uncertainty and confusion over a complex tiebreak system that few initially understood, Valeri Liukin then accused Australian judges of "consistently" thwarting his daughter's title chances. It is a grievance dating back to 2005 and also aired at last year's world championships in Stuttgart, when Nastia was denied the bars title by just 0.050 while Australian Jill Wright was on the judging panel.
"Gymnastics Australia has full confidence in our judge," Allen said. "She judged what she saw and she believes that the gymnasts were ranked correctly. This is not the first time that Valeri Liukin has targeted Australian judges, and he obviously looks at the judge who has not given the result he wants for his daughter.
See you in 2012 when the playing field is level.
In Athens in 2004, the USA edged China in the gold medal race 36-32
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
what the replay also showed is that a lot of her movements on the bar were sloppy, legs bent, not together, arms not right etc etc etc...
Originally posted by AndrewTB
Its funny though because in 4 years you'll see China is not #1 anymore, simply because they wont be held in a corrupt nation with biased or paid off judges.
Originally posted by AndrewTB
See you in 2012 when the playing field is level.