Unfairness In Short-track Speed Skating

**Kkobugi** · February 18th, 2002, 10:28

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**Macca** · February 18th, 2002, 11:45

three words

AUSSIE!!! AUSSIE!!! AUSSIE!!!

muahahahahhaahaha!!!!

Our first Winter Olympic GOLD!!!!

**Slougi** · February 18th, 2002, 12:50

/me kicks his knee

**Raging Fuel** · February 18th, 2002, 13:59

I have three words to add to Macca's post.

OI! OI! OI!

It's good to see what the winter olypmics are all about. Caring more about others losing than yourself winning

Oh, and letting the Aussies slide past.

***Gorxon*** · February 18th, 2002, 18:37

Originally posted by Macca
three words

AUSSIE!!! AUSSIE!!! AUSSIE!!!

muahahahahhaahaha!!!!

Our first Winter Olympic GOLD!!!!

I think I better not mention how many gold medals Norway has...

**blizz** · February 18th, 2002, 19:23

unfortuanately for him everyone will remember he was lucky and didn't have the skill to win it :p

**Remote** · February 18th, 2002, 21:49

Originally posted by blizz
unfortuanately for him everyone will remember he was lucky and didn't have the skill to win it :p

He won did not he, and of course he realises that he was not supposed nor capable of winning by his own capacity. But still, he was the first one to cross the finish line and the rest is history... And the african who participated in the men's freestyle swimming, I beleive the distance he was competing in was 50 meters, during the last summer olympics, the one who had never swam further then 25 meters, still holds and deserves the prize for best atlethic performance.

**Jaz** · February 18th, 2002, 23:30

Originally posted by Remote
And the african who participated in the men's freestyle swimming, I beleive the distance he was competing in was 50 meters, during the last summer olympics, the one who had never swam further then 25 meters, still holds and deserves the prize for best atlethic performance.

Well that's a little different. Id he'd won the race it would've been the same, but he didn't. The best man won. In this case (the skating), the best man didn't win.

**Remote** · February 19th, 2002, 00:16

Originally posted by Jaz
Well that's a little different. Id he'd won the race it would've been the same, but he didn't. The best man won. In this case (the skating), the best man didn't win.

On the contrary, the best skater won. He was the only one capable of finishing the race without falling, eventhough they others were, still are, better skaters they did not manage to cross the finishline without falling or being struck by other falling skaters. Depending on how you look at this situation there are two possible arguments.

(1.) He won because he was the best skater, at the right place at the right time, eventhough his atlethic performance is not adequate to recieve a gold medal.

(2.) They others did not win, eventhough they were better, because they fell before they could cross the finishline, and the worst skater who did not keep up with the high pace was the first who crossed the finishline.

**blizz** · February 19th, 2002, 01:25

if you've actually watched the footage you'll see the last guy in the pack lost his footing and took out everyone else, hardly fair is it?

although we should be glad no one got a nasty slice those blades on their skates are lethal.

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