Pan American Championships!!

[Grasshopper]

Gracias/Merci/Thanks.

It looks like Igor and Sherraine redeemed themselves in the teams (or does a black card in singles bar you from team competition?).

black card??? what happened?

[misha]

black card??? what happened?

ask oiuyt

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[oiuyt]

Igor received a black card during the individual ME event. As a result he could not compete in the MET event 3 days later.

Sherraine was not black carded. She competed in both individual and team events.

-B

[Lemberg]

Igor has gotten away with a number of black-cardeable offences oveer the years and I guess it was a matter of time till he got one. It's just too bad that it has happened at such a high-level competition on a day when he was fencing incredibly well (2nd after pools). And from what I've heard from several different people, this was not the most clear-cut black card-eable offence out there. Maybe oiuyt can enlighten us.

[piste off]

Maybe oiuyt can enlighten us.

I don't know oiuyt personally... but I suspect from his demonstrated character that the guy deserved it.

R-

[crquack]

And from what I've heard from several different people, this was not the most clear-cut black card-eable offence out there.

Did he fail to salute the score box?

[Inquartata]

Flamagels.

[Grasshopper]

Giving water to a ref. Don't feed the refs!

[Fencergrl]

Did he fail to salute the score box?

Perhaps he did a Trudeau salute to someone West of him?

[counterattack]

Maybe oiuyt can enlighten us.

My guess is that the FIE would not like its refs to comment on the web about such things. I would even hope so. But hopefully one of the fencers or spectators could dish =)

-ph

[Lemberg]

My guess is that the FIE would not like its refs to comment on the web about such things. I would even hope so. But hopefully one of the fencers or spectators could dish =)

-ph

Agreed. After all, the refs interpretation of the situation cannot be challenged. Still, would be nice to know from an outsider's (i.e. non Canadian's) perspective...

[Inquartata]

Not only can black cards be challenged, they can be rescinded, depending on the circumstances, who was involved and the mood of the Bout Committee...