Actually, that's a question... how many times are you allowed to fall before people want to take your medal away and give it to a lesser performance?
Actually, that's a question... how many times are you allowed to fall before people want to take your medal away and give it to a lesser performance?
and someone who was visibly injured enough to fall five times should simply never have been allowed to skate, let alone win the silver.
Which Olympics did this happen in?
Well, it wasn't the Olympics, but TallyT also did not specify an Olympic medal.
Please add an Olympic result you took an issue with. I'd love to know. You haven't done that yet. Maybe one where a little country skater was robbed?
Well, it wasn't the Olympics, but TallyT also did not specify an Olympic medal.
How many times at the Olympics as stated are you allowed to fall before people want to take your medal away and give it to a lesser performance?
One time less than the next person, as in any other competition, surely.
One time less than the next person, as in any other competition, surely.
I don't think it was a "wrong" result in the sense of some of the controversial decisions listed in this thread....
But for me, I thought Mishkutenok & Dmitriev should have won Gold in 1994.
Yuzuru fell twice, but was otherwise superior to Patrick and the rest of the 2014 field. Dick Button fell - once - in 1952 and I don't actually know but I doubt all of his opponents did as well, and he was also otherwise superior. That's our two living male 2xOGMs, of course
It does strike me as rather ironic that people on the one hand insist that it isn't a jumping competition, and on the other.... yes it is.
Or maybe you think Lysacek should have won Vancouver too, IDK.
He skated least worst on the night in terms of errors made. Therefore, yes, I agree with his being awarded the gold medal even though I don't find his skating particularly enjoyable.
He skated least worst on the night in terms of errors made. Therefore, yes, I agree with his being awarded the gold medal even though I don't find his skating particularly enjoyable.
Have to agree... on both points.
Oh, OK. But you take an issue with someone saying Hanyu with two falls shouldn't have won. Anyway.
What does an error mean? I found Lysacek's choreography to be a pretty huge error. It's just not how skating is judged. And I don't see how he made fewer errors Plushenko anyway.
Oh, OK. But you take an issue with someone saying Hanyu with two falls shouldn't have won. Anyway.