At the U.S. Trials there was one official in every lane looking at the turns, so now that we're in Athens, how does Kitajima get away with that dolphin kick on his turn? It seemed clear to me from the above water shot, then was confirmed with the underwater. Other breaststrokers care to weigh in?
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Originally posted by geochuck
Of course it is still cheating. Second, are you really suggesting that Kitajima didn't know that dolphin kicks in *** stroke starts and turns are illegal? Get real. I guess your next argument is going to be that his dolphin kicks didn't give him a competitive advantage?
The guy gave himself a competitive advantage by breaking the rules of the competition. How in the world is this not cheating? Where is the honor or even the respect of winning a gold medal when it was obtained solely by cheating conduct? There isn't any honor or respect in that situation.
I would be ashamed and outraged if it was an American that cheated or if the peron cheated out of a medal was Japanese. Either way, cheating is cheating and should not be condoned or dismissed because it was an American that was cheated out of the gold medal. Why this has anything to do with an issue regarding America or Americans is beyond me. I guess some people will use any excuse to bash America or Americans.
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Originally posted by geochuck
Of course it is still cheating. Second, are you really suggesting that Kitajima didn't know that dolphin kicks in *** stroke starts and turns are illegal? Get real. I guess your next argument is going to be that his dolphin kicks didn't give him a competitive advantage?
The guy gave himself a competitive advantage by breaking the rules of the competition. How in the world is this not cheating? Where is the honor or even the respect of winning a gold medal when it was obtained solely by cheating conduct? There isn't any honor or respect in that situation.
I would be ashamed and outraged if it was an American that cheated or if the peron cheated out of a medal was Japanese. Either way, cheating is cheating and should not be condoned or dismissed because it was an American that was cheated out of the gold medal. Why this has anything to do with an issue regarding America or Americans is beyond me. I guess some people will use any excuse to bash America or Americans.
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