
Originally Posted by
doc-catfish
Mind you we are not talking about sports like baseball, football, or even speed skating where there is a truly substantive means of scoring, but a sport where points are given on the subjective opinion of a panel of judges, many of which carry their prejudcies, political or otherwise, with them.
Should it be any surprise then that the USOC chooses who they feel would best represent them, rather than giving the nods to the top three finishers in a particular competition? The Olympics are ALL about politics after all.
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