08-15-2008, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by fencerbill  The OOC could award the medal without allowing the reserve into the village. If the OOC balks at the cost, I am sure the country would reimburse them. | What cost? Clearly the medal is already there since they have it ready to go when the team does use all four.
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08-15-2008, 11:47 AM
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| The whole thing is a farce. The rule isn't working. It's encouraging fakery (and btw, I would do the same), and it's dangerous for athletes who are genuinely injured but forced to fence on. | |
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08-15-2008, 11:50 AM
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#63 | | Senior Member
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| Or is this just another indication of how obsequious the FIE will be to avoid fencing being dropped from the Olympics?
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08-15-2008, 01:42 PM
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I don't know if other sports have annoyances like this, but I would expect they do.
| Gymnastics doesn't require that all their athletes compete. Do they all get medals? How about soccer, etc? | 
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08-15-2008, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by KD5MDK Gymnastics doesn't require that all their athletes compete. Do they all get medals? How about soccer, etc? | After the men's team competition the announcer mentioned that the American who was in the stands would be receiving a medal (the third alternate, the first two alternates were used due to the training injuries to the Hamms).
I don't know whether or not he (the announcer) was correct. Hard to believe.
edit: pictures show only the 6 who competed on the medal stand.
Korea (5th place) used only 5 of the 6 gymnasts they had suited up. It would be interesting to know if the 6th would have received a medal had they finished higher.
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08-16-2008, 03:31 AM
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#66 | | Senior Member
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| F%$%$% NBC cut the whole thing out from the video on the site!
There is Robeiri scoring 35th touch, then a few replays and then
they show grumpy Jeannet sitting on the strip, adjusting tape on his hand
by himself.... score is 38-24 and 1:58 left in his bout...
I did not want to wake up at 4:30 AM PST to see it live because
I knew who would win, but now I want to see the whole thing and I can not
/rant off
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08-16-2008, 04:28 AM
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| I just watched the bronze and gold medal bouts online--Lucenay got robbed.
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08-16-2008, 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by oiuyt After the men's team competition the announcer mentioned that the American who was in the stands would be receiving a medal (the third alternate, the first two alternates were used due to the training injuries to the Hamms).
I don't know whether or not he (the announcer) was correct. Hard to believe. | Quote: |
Originally Posted by MSNBC Sidelined gymnast: Team’s win ‘bittersweet’
Alternate David Durante is emotional as team takes bronze without him
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After watching the bronze medal being hung around his teammates’ necks, Durante officially announced his retirement. | http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26154222/ | |
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08-16-2008, 06:36 AM
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| So, did they take Durante to doping control as well?
Not only is Lucenay not allowed to compete, but to add insult to injury, they even took him to be controlled...
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08-16-2008, 09:40 AM
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| Accept for the Eurosport article, all the articles are in French. (There are days I really wish I took French instead of Spanish in high school)
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08-16-2008, 07:26 PM
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| Eh, don't sweat it dude. Lol, we went to the same high school and I took French, and I don't understand most of these things for nada either. There are a few phrases here and there, but yeah... Unless you take it for 3 or 4 years, but I guess I was a slacker. 
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