Just a steam-letting off moment- I get to watch the track & field competitors fight for 3 places in the Games, but swimming which used to allow 3, just grants a measly 2 slots for a country. Yes, I know it was originally done to limit US dominance in the pool back when, but the swimming world is a very different place today. If a country can sweep the top 3 places in the games today, then that would be neat and I don't care which country it would be.
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Originally posted by Leonard Jansen
Most of the sports that have subjective judging as an integral part of the selection process have a "cult of personalities" that either control or dominate the sport. It's true for figure skating, ...
Figure skating. (And ice dancing.) These are almost pre-decided before the actual events! (I'm only slightly exaggerating.) A skater loses/gains ranking by messing up, or by someone placed higher than them messing up, not by doing better than the competition.
Originally posted by Leonard Jansen
Most of the sports that have subjective judging as an integral part of the selection process have a "cult of personalities" that either control or dominate the sport. It's true for figure skating, ...
Figure skating. (And ice dancing.) These are almost pre-decided before the actual events! (I'm only slightly exaggerating.) A skater loses/gains ranking by messing up, or by someone placed higher than them messing up, not by doing better than the competition.
