Pat Donnelly Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Dec 14 @ Breckenridge from FirstTracksOnLine.com http://www.firsttracksonline.com/news/stories/113461795873302.shtm More on Shaun White http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051214/SPORTS07/512140421/1004/SPORTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 impressive pipe... i still wonder why its an olympic discipline thu... Boardercross is way more of a thing to put as discipline... Nice to see that turin finally has it! I'm always sceptical when it comes to judges giving notes compare to what clock or first place gives as a result. N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Shawn White is always so amazing to watch...love he tweak in that final McTwist... And if halfpipe shouldn't be in the olympics, you would have to make the same argument against figure skating, gymnastics, dressage (not sure if that's still in), moguls, and basically any other sport that is about styls rather than speed or accuracy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinegirl Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 pipe comps are crazy technical. yeah, you gotta wonder about objectivity vs subjectivity, however, what makes it any different than judging figure skating? simply put, the winners are completing their runs cleanly with the greatest amplitude. if a landing is skidded, they lose points. if they don't get out of the pipe as much as "joe," they lose points. back to back 1080's, including at least one done switch? the progression of pipe riding has exploded over the course of the past few years. these kids are training like crazy for these comps. the tiny women are squatting 280 in the gym. sounds pretty darn serious to me. plus it is one comp where anything can happen. there really are no riders guaranteed to finish on the podium due to how well everyone will be riding. it should be a great competition to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 impressive pipe... i still wonder why its an olympic discipline thu...Boardercross is way more of a thing to put as discipline... Nice to see that turin finally has it! I'm always sceptical when it comes to judges giving notes compare to what clock or first place gives as a result. N. Why don't you think that halfpipe should be an Olympic event? Skiing has mogules and arials which are both judged, figure skating has been in the Olympics for a very long time and that's judged, even ski jumping has judges. I think halfpipe is a great display of talent and true athletic ability and showcases the sport very well. In my opinion halfpipe fits into the Olympics much better than SBX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilledog Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 figure skating has been in the Olympics for a very long time Exactly Phil. And controversy seems to go hand and hand with subjectivity. The clock, or measuring stick don't lie. Maybe they should make gymnastics and company spectator events only. Have an Olympic circus or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Have an Olympic circus or something. I thought that was what figure skating was...athletes on the ice and clowns in the judge's chairs - oh, wait - that was "ice dancing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 The contorversy was kind of my point. The Olympics have a long history of judged event, both in summer and in winter. There is always some sort of controversy, that is Olympic history. How does halfpipe not fit in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 It seems like only figure skating has a big controversy with the judges. Most of the other sports it seems like they just accept the marks. Some dude does the high-divin' act, we all pays to see the high divin' act, the judges mark the high divin' act, and that's the end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 One of the talking heads once said that figure skating was the only event where you had to wait four years to get your score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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