With the Paul Hamm discussion still underway about whether or not he actually won the gold medal, I thought I might comment on it:
Hamm upset by tape review
I'm somewhat surprised there are still so many people out there who reject instant replay as a part of sports. Are humans perfect? Of course not! Why would you not want instant replay to be part of EVERY sport? At least then you can make accurate a decision as possible. However, to this specific point, I think it's ridiculous that the Koreans are raising this point and thinking they are correct. If you have a replay, then you replay the entire routine, and he apparently had four holds instead of three which would cause further deductions (what that means exactly is beyond my gymnastic comprehending mind).
I see this sort of behavior repeat itself all over the place. Why do people feel like they can use something in one way and not expect the exact same object/event/whatever to be turned around on them? I was going to reference any number of political gaffes at this point, but I’ll save myself the embarrassment of quoting them incorrectly and just point you at the Daily Show which does a much better job of covering them.
