2024 Olympics Thread

[MHSL82]

Jordan Chiles won a bronze in the individual floor exercise finals.

At that time, her coach had submitted an appeal that she should have had a higher start value. It was granted, and she got the points she needed to get to 3rd place.

However, a week later, the Court of Arbitration said that her coach submitted the appeal too late. The appeal is supposed to be within 60 seconds. And that their rulings are final and no appeals are allowed.

And that she had to give up her bronze to Romanian Ana-Maria Bărbosu.

Jordan Chiles said why not split the bronze? It's been done before.

USA Gymnastics also says they have video evidence that the appeal occurred within 47 seconds. The Court of Arbitration says all rulings are final, and that they don't consider new evidence.

Now, Romanian Gymnastics Federation is saying split the bronze 3 ways, with Romanian Sabrina Maneca-Voinea being added to the mix. Maneca-Voinea's floor exercise score was also controversial.

USA Gymnastics is going to appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal.

As an attorney, I’ve seen many times where someone is too late and they said we can’t appeal, but I feel it is ridiculous that you can’t appeal that you turned it in on time. It’s not asking for forgiveness or extenuating circumstances, but rather that it was submitted on time, that should never be final. You should have a certain amount of time to show it, you couldn’t just come out years later and say that you turned it in 47 minutes, but still, as long as that evidence is produced timely (reasonable definition of timely), there’s no reason why that should not be appealed.

 

[nuraman00]

As an attorney, I’ve seen many times where someone is too late and they said we can’t appeal, but I feel it is ridiculous that you can’t appeal that you turned it in on time. It’s not asking for forgiveness or extenuating circumstances, but rather that it was submitted on time, that should never be final. You should have a certain amount of time to show it, you couldn’t just come out years later and say that you turned it in 47 minutes, but still, as long as that evidence is produced timely (reasonable definition of timely), there’s no reason why that should not be appealed.

Agree.

Also, apparently all other contestants had a 3-4 minute window, because the appeal time is before the next contestant starts.

Since Chiles was the last contestant, she only had a 60 second window. But again, the video evidence by the USA says she did it within 47 seconds.

 

[nuraman00]

Can someone explain the situation with the boxer?


www.3wiresports.com/articles/2024/8/3/0d4ucn50bmvbndhhqjohaneccoqueq


Does she have XXY chromosome?

Is she biologically female?

What do we know for sure, and what might be kept private to protect the person?

 

[MHSL82]

Can someone explain the situation with the boxer?


www.3wiresports.com/articles/2024/8/3/0d4ucn50bmvbndhhqjohaneccoqueq


Does she have XXY chromosome?

Is she biologically female?

What do we know for sure, and what might be kept private to protect the person?

That was proven false, and the official that accused that has been fired. But that doesn’t stop people from writing, remembering past headlines, or bringing up falsehoods. Both she and the other woman were female from birth.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

paralympics is on now.

 

[nuraman00]

I finally finished watching the Olympics on the DVR.

* The Womens USA basketball team almost lost the gold medal game! It came down to the final minute. Team USA had to keep hitting their FTs to hold off France.

* The handoff to Los Angeles for 2028, involving Tom Cruise, was cool. However, it had been spoiled for me while the Olympics were happening. There were way too many rumors about why Tom Cruise was in Paris, during that time. I wish people hadn't speculated, so I could have seen the handoff spoiler and assumption free.

* Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, Snoop Dog, and Dr. Dre performing a concert for the handoff, was fitting. For Los Angeles.

* I keep saying this. It's dumb to have events before the opening ceremonies, and dumb to have events after the closing ceremonies. I get that the networks want the opening ceremonies on a Friday, and closing on a Sunday. They can still do that. Just make the Olympics another week to make the timeline fit.

They had the indoor volleyball finals after the closing ceremonies. USA lost the gold medal game to Italy.

If it happened after closing ceremonies, people are going to pay less attention.