So do the judges remember you if you are critical of their performance?
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Now here's a rare bit. According to MSNBC the reason FINA overturned Piersol's DQ was not so much the explanation was not written in English. It was because the judge failed to provide any written explanation at all:
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../
I imagine some folks will recall that I have stood up for an unpopular stroke judge's decision recently, but this is beyond the pale. It's the freaking Olympics. You've just DQ'ed the guy who won the finals by a ton; he's set a new Olympic record, and you can't be bothered to actually write down (or see that someone who can communicate in the official language writes down) what you saw?! You've got to be kidding me! Who did you say the stroke judge was? Kafka?
But, the bottom line on this one is that, once again, the process worked. The bogus decision was overturned, and the right guy got the win.
Matt
Now here's a rare bit. According to MSNBC the reason FINA overturned Piersol's DQ was not so much the explanation was not written in English. It was because the judge failed to provide any written explanation at all:
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../
I imagine some folks will recall that I have stood up for an unpopular stroke judge's decision recently, but this is beyond the pale. It's the freaking Olympics. You've just DQ'ed the guy who won the finals by a ton; he's set a new Olympic record, and you can't be bothered to actually write down (or see that someone who can communicate in the official language writes down) what you saw?! You've got to be kidding me! Who did you say the stroke judge was? Kafka?
But, the bottom line on this one is that, once again, the process worked. The bogus decision was overturned, and the right guy got the win.
Matt
