Gianlu33 3,697 Posted July 17, 2023 #21 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Basemark for Ukraine, and they're not event on the podium Once again, like in Krakow, Italy and Ukraine are badly penalized by the new code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,697 Posted July 17, 2023 #22 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Gold medal for the Chinese They really deserve it, after the total robbery in the duo! Vic Liu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Maciel 1,493 Posted July 17, 2023 #23 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I've got to say it is very weird watching the athletes after they finish their routines and are sitting on the couch waiting for their results. Am so used to seeing ice skaters or gymnasts sitting waiting for their scores and they're all smiles and making those annoying heart shapes with their hands - because they know whether they've performed their routines well or not. But here the swimmers have absolutely no idea what their score is going to be. Some of them have had two thirds of their difficulty score removed and they're left sitting on the couch going "WTF?" Although on the other hand I can't help but laugh at the look on the coaches faces as they sit down to console their athlete and realise they've hit a wet patch on the couch. Josh and mpjmcevoy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,192 Posted July 17, 2023 #24 Share Posted July 17, 2023 This is pretty insane. Artistic swimming just went from one extreme to another, I really don't know how they expect this to improve their image. Athletes throwing tantrums on scores is a sight to behold, but maybe some of them are just too used to having everything handed to them no matter what. mrv86 and Josh 2 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,192 Posted July 17, 2023 #25 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Also, you know there must be a bug in the scoring system somewhere given that our athlete has qualified for the final today (the first final in our history)! #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpjmcevoy 233 Posted July 17, 2023 #26 Share Posted July 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Rafa Maciel said: I've got to say it is very weird watching the athletes after they finish their routines and are sitting on the couch waiting for their results. Am so used to seeing ice skaters or gymnasts sitting waiting for their scores and they're all smiles and making those annoying heart shapes with their hands - because they know whether they've performed their routines well or not. But here the swimmers have absolutely no idea what their score is going to be. Some of them have had two thirds of their difficulty score removed and they're left sitting on the couch going "WTF?" Although on the other hand I can't help but laugh at the look on the coaches faces as they sit down to console their athlete and realise they've hit a wet patch on the couch. The scoring has been pretty arbitrary at the AS, and not a great deal better at Diving - the Chinese are legitimately brilliant - but it doesn't help when they get a Beijing Bonus on every dive - there was at least one dive today that was borderline failed and was getting 8s!. Reminds me of interviews before the figure skating last year when skaters talked about how you had to 'serve your time' no matter how good you were - in other words, there was a rank arbitrary favouritism for senior pairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,579 Posted July 17, 2023 #27 Share Posted July 17, 2023 57 minutes ago, dcro said: Also, you know there must be a bug in the scoring system somewhere given that our athlete has qualified for the final today (the first final in our history)! with finalists as well “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makedonas 1,749 Posted July 18, 2023 #28 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Interesting to see some comments here, when last year there was no sympathy from the same people for Evangelia Platanioti who was robbed in broad daylight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,697 Posted July 18, 2023 #29 Share Posted July 18, 2023 26 minutes ago, Makedonas said: Interesting to see some comments here, when last year there was no sympathy from the same people for Evangelia Platanioti who was robbed in broad daylight... Again? With the past code, Platanioti was cleary 4th. I really like Evangelia, it's one of the best west European athletes ever, with Ona Carbonell, but c'mon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,697 Posted July 18, 2023 #30 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Team tech finals is running now. Good routine for Mexico, sadly they was a bit underpaid on the acrobatic elements. mrv86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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