dufuturBtoOlympics@voyager.lemmy.ml•New York Times -- Head of Panel That Ruled Against Jordan Chiles Represents Romania in Other CasesEnglish
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2 months agoIOC don’t want to give two same medals to athletes unless they are tied in ranking and set a precedent, which for sure will come back to bite them if they allowed that.
FIG cannot give two or three gymnasts same ranking when their final score were different.
Hence the mess, all on FIG, which would rather dwell in their own shit but only once for a while, rather than living through recurring hell if they set precedent (different score but same ranking).
Otherwise there will be even more controversies down the road if the rules are not clear and rigid. They, as well as any category when subjectivity plays an important role, should consider to give each head coach one but only one red flag challenge for the whole event, and use it then loses it. So the governing body can be in a very defensible position: 1) red flag challenge used, some rules such as inquiring time limit no longer apply (to a point) or 2) too bad you used up your red flag challenge for the whole event. Be more selective next time.