Winter Olympics 2010
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Not only did Amy have to endure a protest against the legality of her helmet after the 1st 2 runs in the Womens Skeleton but there was a protest afterwards by the Canadians (i think) when she has completed her winning run, the reasoning being that her winning margin belied her previous competition performances/ standings, so something must be untoward rather than the fact Amy had pulled out 3 superb runs out of 4. It smacks of gamesmanship on the one hand after the 1st 2 runs to unsettle her and Sour grapes on the other hand in that the Canadian competitor who was considered a strong favourite for the Gold medal could only finish 4th and out of the medals.
What do you think?
What do you think?
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should have been upheld in my opinion. I'm sick and tired of brits **ing their way to victory all the time. sick of it.
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Canadians are bottle jobs. They probably had 50 times as many runs down the track as other competitors and they still couldn't win a women's skeleton medal. They've got to find someone or something to blame other than themselves...
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The first protest, by the USA, was supported by 5 other nations. So I think its more than sour grapes, she all of a sudden was a second faster than anyone after being generally a second slower.
International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation (FIBT) jury president Wolfgang Strauss said the helmet's manufacturer confirmed the ridges, or spoilers, "are an integral part of the helmet". ^^ I'm not surprised they lodged a protest as that was the answer from the 1st protest |
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easy answer was YES
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bit ridiculous have to have control steels on the sleds to make it all equal but can get advantages elsewhere.
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My helmet's been streamlined for years and I've never had any complaints.
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