On the Olympics: 1
I'm skipping a show about cars to watch a sporting event. There's a first time for everything, right?
In both of the subjectively-scored events that I've watched (gymnastics and synchro diving), and for both genders, the Chinese teams have been getting vastly better scores than they deserve. It's really starting to piss me off. The US women's gymnastics team really got shafted, especially on the uneven bars. Meanwhile, one of the Chinese girls lands flat on her back after a vault and got nearly a 16. And I'm supposed to believe there's no bias?
On men's synchro diving, the judging was all really fair - except when it was for the Chinese divers. The Germans, the Russians, the Americans, the British - every last one of their dives that was shown was scored fairly. The Chinese? None of their dives were better than mediocre, and some were downright ugly, but their scores were untouchable. What gives?
Oh, and the Chinese women's gymnastics team? Deng Linlin, He Kexin, and Yang Yilin are totally not over the minimum age of 16. I don't care what their official competition passports say. They are no older than 12.
And the 4x100 relay: I was so happy, and so proud. Partly, yes, as an American, but mostly because I wanted to see that mouthy twit Alain Bernard eat his words. And after that race, the French looked very gray, very grave, and were very silent.
In both of the subjectively-scored events that I've watched (gymnastics and synchro diving), and for both genders, the Chinese teams have been getting vastly better scores than they deserve. It's really starting to piss me off. The US women's gymnastics team really got shafted, especially on the uneven bars. Meanwhile, one of the Chinese girls lands flat on her back after a vault and got nearly a 16. And I'm supposed to believe there's no bias?
On men's synchro diving, the judging was all really fair - except when it was for the Chinese divers. The Germans, the Russians, the Americans, the British - every last one of their dives that was shown was scored fairly. The Chinese? None of their dives were better than mediocre, and some were downright ugly, but their scores were untouchable. What gives?
Oh, and the Chinese women's gymnastics team? Deng Linlin, He Kexin, and Yang Yilin are totally not over the minimum age of 16. I don't care what their official competition passports say. They are no older than 12.
And the 4x100 relay: I was so happy, and so proud. Partly, yes, as an American, but mostly because I wanted to see that mouthy twit Alain Bernard eat his words. And after that race, the French looked very gray, very grave, and were very silent.