tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post113996745918636217..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: Ack, gack, uck...towniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1140139069321047872006-02-16T20:17:00.000-05:002006-02-16T20:17:00.000-05:00If the speed skater gets knocked down and manages ...If the speed skater gets knocked down and manages to get back up and skate fast enough to beat the other competitors and get a medal, then sure.<BR/><BR/>The rough equivilent with the Chinese skaters would be if the skater fell, hurt herself, sat down for a few moments until she felt better and then finished the race.<BR/><BR/>And once the race was over, some official came over and said "well, before you fell, you were in second, so we're going to give you the medal anyway."<BR/><BR/>If they had hopped back up after the chinese skater fell and completed the program, then I <I>might</I> think they deserve the silver. But they didn't.<BR/><BR/>They took a risk and failed. They should have been disqualified. The best they should have gotten was something in the top 10...maybe.<BR/><BR/>But a medal? No.towniebastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1140118246475044022006-02-16T14:30:00.000-05:002006-02-16T14:30:00.000-05:00Did you happen to see the Chinese pair skate?Even ...Did you happen to see the Chinese pair skate?<BR/><BR/>Even considering the fall and "breather" (you could actually see her knee swelling), they skated a very good program, jammed with difficult elements, and did beautifully. You need to understand the scoring to criticise it. I'm not claiming that I full understand the new scoring system, and I do believe that there was an impact of the sympathy and guts if the skater to complete the program. Of course there is a subjective element, but they've added a more objective element this year - particular "tricks" have specific point values - for example, a Quad triple combination in the mens single event has a point value of 13. If yuo complete the trick, you get the points. If you miss it, or you opt in the air to so a lesser trick, such as doubling a triple, for example, you can only get the points for what you did. The "judges" give marks for the "artistic" merit of the program only. If you look at Dan and Hoa's marks - they did very well in the technical marks, as well as the artistic, and their artistic marks were not out of line with other skaters. <BR/><BR/>But to use your example, if the speed skater gets knocked down, and jumps up and still comes in second, s/he should still get the silver, right ?The Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822759818729239563noreply@blogger.com