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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: MrAngryFace on August 18, 2008, 04:45:51 PM

Title: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 18, 2008, 04:45:51 PM
http://www.nbcolympics.com/gymnastics/news/newsid=230935.html#tough+math+leaves+liukin+silver

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BEIJING -- Nastia Liukin tied for first but got second in an incredibly convoluted scoring mess in the women's uneven bars competition Monday at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

It seemed she wuz robbed, China's He Kexin getting the gold, Liukin left with silver. China's Yang Yilin got the bronze, the bars results adding to the host nation's sensational gymnastics performance at these Games -- the great haul of China.

Wuz Liukin robbed?

No, at least not mathematically.

But that didn't do anything to lessen the sting of getting the exact same score, 16.725, but getting silver instead of gold.


add to the fact He is probably 14, not 16. Yay :/
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: demi on August 18, 2008, 04:47:52 PM
It actually says "wuz" lmao
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: Flannel Boy on August 18, 2008, 04:48:41 PM
Quote from: demi on August 18, 2008, 04:47:52 PM
It actually says "wuz" lmao

Yeah, I clicked on the link to make sure.

Thank you internet for killing the English language.
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: CurseoftheGods on August 18, 2008, 04:49:22 PM
"Wuz"? :rofl
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: Brehvolution on August 18, 2008, 04:49:35 PM
That's awesome.
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: Human Snorenado on August 18, 2008, 04:59:37 PM
A Chinese newspaper in march apparently said the girl was 13, lolz.  Yeah, it's pretty absurd.  Gymnastics and figure skating are basically the same thing in the absurdity of the judging.
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 18, 2008, 05:17:59 PM
wuz
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: Van Cruncheon on August 18, 2008, 05:39:04 PM
wait, NBC allows "wuz" as editorial style, now?
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: Rman on August 18, 2008, 05:50:41 PM
yeah, wtf is that.
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 18, 2008, 06:21:45 PM
Quote from: CurseoftheGods on August 18, 2008, 04:49:22 PM
"Wuz"? :rofl

I honestly can't even take the article seriously after reading that. SMH
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: Beezy on August 18, 2008, 06:29:27 PM
we wuz robbed! :lol
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on August 18, 2008, 06:34:06 PM
That article wuz racist.
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 18, 2008, 06:35:47 PM
It says "wuz" twice and it's only 5 sentences long, WTF?  :usacry
Title: Re: Wow, new gymnastics scoring system is total ass
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 18, 2008, 06:39:07 PM
Apparently we're not the first people to take offense at this:

http://grammatically.blogspot.com/2008/08/unbelievable.html