Recent content by mnesiptolema

This one is my forever favourite:

I quite like the idea of a world ranking system!

Lovely! Would it get credit? I spy a bit of a pike, but I'm not a Code guru.

What's frustrating about this (one of many, many frustrating things) is that this particular rule is clearly barely ever enforced - and that inquiries seem to be so haphazardly done in general, to the point that nobody is entirely clear on the rules and routines are sometimes wholly rescored and...

It wasn't very good, but it was most endearing!

I have to say I think it’s a bit unfair to select artistic athletes like gymnasts. One year they picked Jojo Siwa from Dance Moms, iirc.

Someone on Reddit tallied up the eleven cases where an Olympic medal has been stripped for something other than doping. If the medal swap goes ahead, Jordan will be the only person to lose a medal through no fault of her own.

I look forward to the full CAS findings here too. Some sort of submission to the FIG with suggestions to improve objectivity, transparency, and fairness of scores could be in order. There have already been a number of options floated on the board. It would be interesting to collate them.

How much can Romania’s reanimation be attributed to Kiens?

Yeeeep. It seems Nadia is closely engaged so that may force the FIG’s hand. Surely all you have to do is specify in the rules that line judges must be located within X metres of each corner? Clearly the sensor-based system has failed QA.

This is an interesting idea. It would encourage inquiries on principle rather than a last-ditch effort at a medal (which I'm not against, but don't necessarily want to facilitate either). If the screenshots and the armchair judges do declare that Gogean was short, I'm going to be immaturely...

Oh gosh. That's crushing for Barbosu. Good for Jordan etc. etc. but I would have preferred to see Romania medal here.

Andrade deserves that after nipping at Simone's heels for so long. What a glorious podium.

I LOVE that routine. I don't want to hear sense. It's my favourite.

Code experts, are we likely to see Esposito inquire?