The London 2012 Olympic Games...

[mnewsham]

witch is why they went to a full second when there was maybe 1/4th a second left. it really screwed that girl over.

Iv got a friend who timed it, there was between .2 and .1 seconds left when the clock reset to a full second.

 

[waggy]

bah. now i can't watch it. the stream is down or flash is not working

 

[mnewsham]

bah. now i can't watch it. the stream is down or flash is not working

3-5 with korea leading into the 2nd period.

 

[waggy]

oh got it running

now they are claiming shin commited a fowl and thats why she wouldn't have won...

WTF

 

[mnewsham]

oh got it running

now they are claiming shin commited a fowl and thats why she wouldn't have won...

WTF

It was my understanding they gave her a yellow card for not leaving the piste which would make it impossible for her to win even if the decision were over turned.

 

[waggy]

It was my understanding they gave her a yellow card for not leaving the piste which would make it impossible for her to win even if the decision were over turned.

She wouldn't have got a yellow IF they didn't fuck up in the first place.

 

[mnewsham]

She wouldn't have got a yellow IF they didn't fuck up in the first place.

Better than a black card which would have been their next move.

 

[darkxshade]

I'm at work so I can't follow, what happened? And for what event?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

It was my understanding they gave her a yellow card for not leaving the piste which would make it impossible for her to win even if the decision were over turned.

Ass covering in full effect.

 

[waggy]

Better than a black card which would have been their next move.

yeah.

still goes back to they made the mistake. the incompetence of the time keeper should not decide who wins gold and does not

 

[mnewsham]

And it looks like she wont get any medal, wow, what a shame.

 

[darkxshade]

Wow... Kazakhstan has 2 gold medals and in 2 separate events


US... I am diappoint!

 

[GoSharks]

Wow... Kazakhstan has 2 gold medals and in 2 separate events


US... I am diappoint!

One of which was in road cycling, which is pretty much a crapshoot.

 

[Ns1]

i lol'd

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[freegeeks]

That's golden

 

[abaez]

That fencing result was BULLSHIT. Wow I am so pissed at that.

 

[Zim Hosein]

An Olympics without Ryan Seacrest is like a day without diarrhea. #NBCfail

 

[Imported]

That fencing result was BULLSHIT. Wow I am so pissed at that.

Me too. She went from silver or gold to nothing at all.

 

[Ns1]

Me too. She went from silver or gold to nothing at all.

so what happened?

 

[OverVolt]

Did USA lost?

 

[abaez]

so what happened?

In a nutshell:

Semifinal goes into sudden death. Coin flip happens giving priority to Korean fencer. Single touch by either is a win. Double touch (both at same time), is a "tie" and you keep going. No touch results in fencer with priority winning.

German fencer goes very aggressive and lots of double touches result. With one second left, the clock doesn't seem to start or starts late (it's a manual start by someone) and German fencer gets in FOUR attacks/engagements (basically impossible in one second) and hits on the fourth.

Korea appeals, loses, goes to bronze medal match and loses.

 

[mnewsham]

In a nutshell:

Semifinal goes into sudden death. Coin flip happens giving priority to Korean fencer. Single touch by either is a win. Double touch (both at same time), is a "tie" and you keep going. No touch results in fencer with priority winning.

German fencer goes very aggressive and lots of double touches result. With one second left, the clock doesn't seem to start or starts late (it's a manual start by someone) and German fencer gets in FOUR attacks/engagements (basically impossible in one second) and hits on the fourth.

Korea appeals, loses, goes to bronze medal match and loses.

Korea appeals, loses the first appeal, does a written appeal, and loses that as well. The korean fencer is then given a yellow card for not leaving the strip and it probably would have been a black card had she not left when she had.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

In a nutshell:

Semifinal goes into sudden death. Coin flip happens giving priority to Korean fencer. Single touch by either is a win. Double touch (both at same time), is a "tie" and you keep going. No touch results in fencer with priority winning.

German fencer goes very aggressive and lots of double touches result. With one second left, the clock doesn't seem to start or starts late (it's a manual start by someone) and German fencer gets in FOUR attacks/engagements (basically impossible in one second) and hits on the fourth.

Korea appeals, loses, goes to bronze medal match and loses.

So the fighter who was better (the one who actually managed to land a touch) would have lost because of a coin flip? Does anyone else think that result sounds even worse than what happened?

 

[abaez]

The issue is that the fencer who did eventually land a touch was able to because the clock was fucked up. She was given entirely too much time and basically ran out of time. See this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjmz-zCSTXw where she lands the hit after one second is over.

As far as her staying on the strip, it looks like the common thing is to stay there as a sign that you are still appealing. If you leave that you essentially agree with the decision if it's against you.

 

[uhohs]

:/