Tie Breaker
We watched the final of Women's uneven bars last night. Both He Kexin and Nastia Liukin got 16.75, but He got the gold medal because there was a tie breaker rule drafted by the International Association of Gymnastics.
Basically, after the judges give out the score, the highest and lowest are taken out first. Then if the 2 athletes tie, the lowest score will be taken out from both athletes and then the new totals will be compared to determine who is higher. He won the medal because her leftover 3 scores added up higher.
This is totally unfair. Both girls performed a great exercise and they both deserved the gold medal. I remember years ago the Olympics allowed people to tie their scores so you'll often see 2 gold medals or silver medals standing together on the podium. Biajee said there was a reform in gymnasium not too long ago.
Well, there should be more reforms coming up then. It's totally all right for two gold medals to be issued for the same category because each athelete's style is different and it's hard to measure them with the same ruler.
Basically, after the judges give out the score, the highest and lowest are taken out first. Then if the 2 athletes tie, the lowest score will be taken out from both athletes and then the new totals will be compared to determine who is higher. He won the medal because her leftover 3 scores added up higher.
This is totally unfair. Both girls performed a great exercise and they both deserved the gold medal. I remember years ago the Olympics allowed people to tie their scores so you'll often see 2 gold medals or silver medals standing together on the podium. Biajee said there was a reform in gymnasium not too long ago.
Well, there should be more reforms coming up then. It's totally all right for two gold medals to be issued for the same category because each athelete's style is different and it's hard to measure them with the same ruler.
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