Spliffy Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 To go along with the other medals he didn't really earn, Paul Hamm was just inadvertantly given the gold medal in the womens 1000m flat-water kayaking, and now he is refusing to give it back. Another reason to be ashamed to be an American... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 It's a tradition for Hamm's to get medals that they don't deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 To go along with the other medals he didn't really earn, Paul Hamm was just inadvertantly given the gold medal in the womens 1000m flat-water kayaking, and now he is refusing to give it back. Another reason to be ashamed to be an American... Â No way, dude. Paul Hamm earned his medal. Yeah, there was a scoring error against the Koreans, but they didn't catch it in time. For that matter, the Korean's routine had a mandatory deduction that got overlooked by the judges, which would have cost him more points than the 0.1 he lost. Â Sure, had the competition been on another day, the medalists could very much have turned out differently -- such is the nature of gymnastics. What if Paul Hamm didn't fuck up the vault? Would he have won by a landside then? Or would he not have had as incredible performances on the parallel and high bars? Â Paul Hamm is no reason to be ashamed to be an American. If you want to be ashamed to be a Russian, look at cry-baby sour loser Svetlana Korkhina, who insists she lost the competition because the judges planned to give it to the AMericans from the start. I bet she's blaming her fall on the uneven bars on the Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzack Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Relation to Mia Hamm? Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pope Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Last night's controversy was unparalleled . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryland_moore Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 It's still not Hamm's fault. It is the judges faults. Just because a Canadian and a Malaysian can't grade correctly is no fault to Paul Hamm. Paul Hamm earned his medal in the all-around, was given a mdeal last night (I felt the Russian still had a better routine than Paul), and the Koreans continue to cry like little babies  Do people give back World Cup Titles when goals are scored in an illegal manner? I don'tthink so. There isn't instant replay for a reason, the Koreans had their shot at filing a complaint when the score came out, and he and his coaches were too stupid to realize the error. They blew it! Not Paul Hamm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Oy, gevalt! That was such a lame deal. Russian guy spent more time flipping and spinning through the air, huge-like no less, than he did touching the bar. He should have posted like a 9.9 for that action. Seems like there have been a lot of little and not-so-little scoring inconsistencies in gymnastics. Like the Greek guy winning on the rings the other night? Hello? Not even close to gold-worthy. Â Piss on lame judges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Olympic Judging is all done by the Mafia anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 phrases that will make me vomit if I hear them again: Â swift boat paul hamm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cracked Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 phrases that will make me vomit if I hear them again:Â swift boat paul hamm paul swift hamm boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 you're gonna get a swift hamm up your boat, paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrueger Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 The judging was crazy from beginning to end: giving the exact same score to four people in a row, refusing to award a perfect score, not rewarding gymnasts who pushed the envelope, changing scores, and on and on -- the scoring seemed almost arbitrary! Â I was impressed by Alexi Nemov's decorum, tact, and respect following his highbar routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Like the Greek guy winning on the rings the other night? Hello? Not even close to gold-worthy. Â Yeah, there was a dude [can't remember the nationality] who had a much better rings routine. The Greek dude, along with the rest of the competitors, would hold their poses for barely the required two seconds. The dude who I thought should have won was holding his poses for at least three seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireneo_Funes Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Swift Korean Olympians for Hamm Boat Truth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryad Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Like the Greek guy winning on the rings the other night? Hello? Not even close to gold-worthy. Â Yeah, there was a dude [can't remember the nationality] who had a much better rings routine. The Greek dude, along with the rest of the competitors, would hold their poses for barely the required two seconds. The dude who I thought should have won was holding his poses for at least three seconds. You mean the really burly Bulgarian dude with no neck? Yeah, he was badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravity_illustrated Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I love how NBC mercifully switches coverage from the Paul Hamm controversy, over to the track & field where we can watch the nauseating arrogance of the American sprinters. Were they celebrating or making a rap video? And since when does winning the gold entitle you to 20 minutes of self-promotion in front of the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Since NBC will air it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGowans Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Do people give back World Cup Titles when goals are scored in an illegal manner? I don'tthink so. There isn't instant replay for a reason, the Koreans had their shot at filing a complaint when the score came out, and he and his coaches were too stupid to realize the error. They blew it! Not Paul Hamm! Â Good point. 1986, World Cup in Mexico- Diego Maradona of Argentina scored against England with his infamous "Hand of God". Everybody was pissed off but nobody sought to reverse the score. I'm getting really sick of these Olympics with news everyday about some bitter athlete protesting this or that. Shit happens. Be angry and use that anger to get ready for the next competition. Â The professional world of athletics is turning into a sissy bunch of whiners where nobody can take things on the chin and act graciously. I know that this might be an unpopular theory but I believe that this environment of appeal and litigation stems from the U.S. - first in business then into politics and now has poisoned the sporting world. Big money in athletics obviously has a lot to do with it too I suppose. Â If this crap doesn't stop, people are going to turn off their tellys because their "heroes" act like spoiled little shitbags instead of examples for kids that they ought to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Paul Hamm should quietly take his gold medal over to his South Korean competitor's quarters and present it to him in exchange for the bronze. Paul Hamm did not win. His gold medal will always be stamped with an asterisk and is now only worth it's spot-price. He should do the honorable thing and present it to its rightful owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Yngve Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Paul Hamm should quietly take his gold medal over to his South Korean competitor's quarters and present it to him in exchange for the bronze. Paul Hamm did not win. His gold medal will always be stamped with an asterisk and is now only worth it's spot-price. He should do the honorable thing and present it to its rightful owner. Â If the Korean's score really should have been ahead of Paul Hamm's, Paul would have gotten the silver, not the bronze. And whoever had gotten the silver originally would now be getting the bronze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_Pi Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Hello capitalist! All this controversy makes me look forward to ice skating at the next winter olympics, faggots. Thank you for allow me to post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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