Béla Károlyi explaining the inanity of gymnastics scoring

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carlis: WHAT THE HECK! Wasn't that bazaar? Nastia deserved gold!

at 11:35PM 08/18/08

daddyratty: I just go back to my criteria for qualifying as a "sport:"

1) Must be objectively scored (no judges)
2) Must have a defense

at 11:36PM 08/18/08

shelly: not right! first, they established that they Never tie..but they had a tie...so give them both a gold, don't allow a panel of judges with their own loyalties to decide...Im surprised that Nastia's coach didn't object...

at 11:43PM 08/18/08

darliene: Like Bela said, "They got ripped off!!!"

at 12:50AM 08/19/08

bina: it doesn't make sense because they have given two golds in the past in gymnastics to ppl who tied (like Nastia's dad).

at 08:28AM 08/19/08

rachiebee: Yeah, the fact that you can't get a perfect 10 is ridiculous to me. I hate the scoring methods. Also, the fact that Chung Fe got the bronze after LANDING ON HER KNEES in the vault is LUDICROUS! Nastia deserved gold on the uneven bars. It was a better performance, and the fact that the scores that decided the gold/silver standing were from VERY inexperienced judges from countries that don't produce any kind of decent gymnasts.

at 09:39AM 08/19/08

rachiebee: @ daddyratty - i couldn't care less if anyone qualifies it as a "sport" or not, it's SO fun to watch....the 10,000 meter run, however...not so much. :o)

at 09:41AM 08/19/08

daddyratty: I enjoy watching, too. And the 10,000m run isn't a sport, either (Rule #2).

PS -- Thank you for saying "couldn't care less" instead of "could care less"

at 11:11AM 08/19/08

rachiebee: lol, funny you should say that cause I actually typed "could" first, and then reminded myself that that doesn't make any sense.

And you're right, not a sport. Okay, so let's me change my comment to "handball and water polo, however...not so much."

at 11:27AM 08/19/08

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Béla Károlyi explaining the inanity of gymnastics scoring
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