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...
Anyways, here's the link:
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Ok here is where I get really fired up! The guy that challenged Paul Hamm's gold medal had no reason too. He actually benefited from a judging error. He placed higher than he should have. He had three pauses in his p-bar routine. You are allowed 3, the fourth one should have caused him a .2 deduction (minimum). Paul Hamm also had to really fight back to win that medal. After a disaterous vault it looked like he was totally out of it, but he came back and rocked p-bars and high bar. He did amazing. He absolutely deserved to win his gold medal. Since you are so big on people checking their facts before they make statements about things you would think you would have done the same ...
Not to take away anything from Phelps. I am not arguing for or against Hamm, just that you are mistaken in thinking that Hamm didn't deserve that medal.
Ok here is where I get really fired up! The guy that challenged Paul Hamm's gold medal had no reason too. He actually benefited from a judging error. He placed higher than he should have. He had three pauses in his p-bar routine. You are allowed 3, the fourth one should have caused him a .2 deduction (minimum). Paul Hamm also had to really fight back to win that medal. After a disaterous vault it looked like he was totally out of it, but he came back and rocked p-bars and high bar. He did amazing. He absolutely deserved to win his gold medal. Since you are so big on people checking their facts before they make statements about things you would think you would have done the same ...
Not to take away anything from Phelps. I am not arguing for or against Hamm, just that you are mistaken in thinking that Hamm didn't deserve that medal.
