(08-14-2024, 05:38 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote:

(08-14-2024, 04:10 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: Quite honestly, I typically don't read through a thread of responses prior to posting.  Also, being hydrophobic is not the same as not being able to swim.

On a sidenote, just give 2 bronze medals in this screwed up case of gymnastics.   

On a sidenote2, RayGun is the Queen of Breakdancing !!!

I don't even understand the bronze medal issue.

Romania Girl 1 - won the event by points.

USA Girl protested due to her level of difficulty was miscalculated so they awarded her an extra .010 point which placed her ahead of Romania Girl 1

USA Girl wins bronze but it's later determined by the committee that her protest was not within 1 minute of her score being released so they now say given the bronze to Romania Girl 1 -- USA states their protest was submitted within 47 seconds to they are keeping the medal

Now enter Romania Girl 2 --- apparently the judges deducted a point (or whatever) for her stepping out of bounds which later replay shows she stayed in bounds.  Romania Girl 2 states she now should have won the bronze because the judges deducted points that were incorrect.

** Final -- apparently the Olympic committee just stated the Romanians can issue bronze to their girls and USA can keep hers as well.  Given the screw up, this is probably the best decision.

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