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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by KAUAI KANE
i think the olympics are overrated and fixed to a point

Well then its good that nobody cares what you think, right?
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:23 AM
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They kept booin through Paul Hamms performance after the russian...which is rude and bull shit. Under the FIG, he won the gold and it's to late for any other options. It's the Korean coaches fault for not bringing it up for two f'n days :doh: :down:
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by KAUAI KANE
i think the olympics are overrated and fixed to a point
Just the judging...and it's not fixed because quite a few countries rep is in it for themselves. That would conflict.

Its the people that try to get away with doping that gives the games a bad name.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Duff Man
They kept booin through Paul Hamms performance after the russian...which is rude and bull shit. Under the FIG, he won the gold and it's to late for any other options. It's the Korean coaches fault for not bringing it up for two f'n days :doh: :down:
Umm...they brought it up immedeately but were told to wait until the competition was over. Then, once the competetion was over, they told the Koreans that it was a situation that was to be dealt with during the competition, which as you can see creates quite a conflict.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Duff Man
Just the judging...and it's not fixed because quite a few countries rep is in it for themselves. That would conflict.

Its the people that try to get away with doping that gives the games a bad name.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by RB
Well then its good that nobody cares what you think, right?
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by NorCal DC4
BTW, what was the orginal score for the Russian on High Bar?
I missed it.
At the time he went, it was the LOWEST score for everyone that had gone so far. Something like a 9.712
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Quikstep
At the time he went, it was the LOWEST score for everyone that had gone so far. Something like a 9.712
:shocked: Damn. No wonder the crowd was so pissed.

I think major, major changes in the scoring system will be made before 2008. If the judges can't get their sh*t together on their own, then there must be some form of additional oversight from the IOC.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by RB
Paul Hamm. Listen to him speak. Then, think to yourself in a munchkin voice "We represent the lollipop guild!". It'll make sense.
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Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about it, played a video clip of him with a super high pitched voice...it was awesome.

As for the judging, it was complete BS. The Russian guy did get screwed, and the Italian guy that won gold tied with Paul Hamm...even though his high bar routine was much better, much more difficult. As for the Koreans protesting Paul Hamm's gold medal...or their silver/bronze rather...is complete BS as well. His parallel bar and high bar routines were awesome, where the Koreans' weren't. We'll see what happens.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by RB
Paul Hamm. Listen to him speak. Then, think to yourself in a munchkin voice "We represent the lollipop guild!". It'll make sense.
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Man he sounds like a 6 year old. :lmao:
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