I feel that in any sport, the only truly heartbreaking moments are those when undeserving win because of cheating. While "bad luck" or "my best wasn't enough" can also be very sad, it's just not as heartbreaking as learning that true champions were robbed of their accomplishments, because someone decided to cheat.
In figure skating, biased judging sometimes rises to the level of crooked cheating. That disappoints me much more than any other sad story of crushed expectations.
Everything else - bad luck, close calls, photo finishes, silly (or awful) mistakes, even untimely injuries - can be tolerated as part of life. But for me, "crookedness" is truly heartbreaking, because it robs both spectators and athletes. It just sucks the joy out of watching sports.
In figure skating, biased judging sometimes rises to the level of crooked cheating. That disappoints me much more than any other sad story of crushed expectations.
Everything else - bad luck, close calls, photo finishes, silly (or awful) mistakes, even untimely injuries - can be tolerated as part of life. But for me, "crookedness" is truly heartbreaking, because it robs both spectators and athletes. It just sucks the joy out of watching sports.