I think the decision to award Hamm is not the right one.Michael deserved that one a lot more, besides I think the following statement is entirely pathetic:"Hamm also withstood a challenge by South Korea claiming that the gold medal should be awarded to Yang Tae-Young after it was discovered he was incorrectly scored during the all-around final."So now he is being awarded for holding on to the medal that someone else should have won due to the outrageous mistake.He acted like a little boy who sneaked someone else's candy and was reluctant to give it away even when caught.I think he should have given the medal to the sout korean.
And then it is Michael PHelps: not only did he haul a miriad of medals and set a world record, but also showed the spirit of sportsmanship by letting his team mate(Ian Crocker) have a chance at the medal on the relay team...
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Originally posted by Seagurl51
He may have been reclutant to give his medal up, but wouldn't you be too if you knew that you had rightfully won it?
I do not know if rightfully is the right word in his situation.The thing is he knew that he was not the winner, because he was not in reality, I just could not keep that medal knowing someone perfomed better, but was wrongfully misjudged.There were cases in the history of gymnastics where sportsmen realised the mistake and gave the medal to someone who outperformed them but lost due to judges' mistake.
I understand why Hamm was fighting for that medal, though, he was the first to do what he did and besides it was an olympic gold medal, holy cow - how can you part with that!I am not exactly blaiming him, I just think that deep in his mind he knows who won that , but the path to that medal was too hard , so... yeah, I do not know what I would have done in that situation, I think I would have given it to the opponent, but I guess you need to experience that exact olympic gold medal glory to really know what you would when you have the medal but you kno=w you are not the winner...
I guess it is going to serve South Koreans a big lesson of when to appeal...Can you imagine what the south korean gymnast is going through, though?Must be tough...
Originally posted by Seagurl51
He may have been reclutant to give his medal up, but wouldn't you be too if you knew that you had rightfully won it?
I do not know if rightfully is the right word in his situation.The thing is he knew that he was not the winner, because he was not in reality, I just could not keep that medal knowing someone perfomed better, but was wrongfully misjudged.There were cases in the history of gymnastics where sportsmen realised the mistake and gave the medal to someone who outperformed them but lost due to judges' mistake.
I understand why Hamm was fighting for that medal, though, he was the first to do what he did and besides it was an olympic gold medal, holy cow - how can you part with that!I am not exactly blaiming him, I just think that deep in his mind he knows who won that , but the path to that medal was too hard , so... yeah, I do not know what I would have done in that situation, I think I would have given it to the opponent, but I guess you need to experience that exact olympic gold medal glory to really know what you would when you have the medal but you kno=w you are not the winner...
I guess it is going to serve South Koreans a big lesson of when to appeal...Can you imagine what the south korean gymnast is going through, though?Must be tough...
