2018 Pyeongchang Olympics | SNOWBOARDING | Feb 10th - 24th

[shortshorts]

I totally get Parrot going for the gold with a huge jump since he needed 89.75 to tie for gold. But I'm a bit bummed out he didn't try something a little easier. He lands a semi difficult jump like he can with his eyes closed and he gets at least a 83.5 and gets Silver and Canada gets 1/2.

Nah, you compete to win.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Nah, you compete to win.

But as fans of course we prefer more medals lol.

 

[Adonis Creed]

JJ Anderson interview was fantastic. Destroying the conditions and how bad Koreans are maintinaing the track. frking legend!

 

[Daisy Jane]

JJ Anderson interview was fantastic. Destroying the conditions and how bad Koreans are maintinaing the track. frking legend!

what?

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Ledesca is going to go for gold. Hate that her opponent went down mid course.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Both semi-finals had racers going down.

 

[trebor204]

What happens if both snowboarders fall (DNF) on the parallel slalom?

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

That's what happens when you're trying to push it so much I suppose.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

What happens if both snowboarders fall (DNF) on the parallel slalom?

First one up to finish the course maybe?

 

[SJSharksfan39]

It looks like the Phoenix Snow Park is where everyone is. The attendance has been pretty light thes olympics.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Ledecka might have just had the best Olympics of any athlete who was there. Double Gold, on Skis and Snowboard.

 

[Filppula]

Ledecka might have just had the best Olympics of any athlete who was there. Double Gold, on Skis and Snowboard.

Fourcade for mine.

 

[letsgrowcactus]

Ledecka might have just had the best Olympics of any athlete who was there. Double Gold, on Skis and Snowboard.

She literally made history today - she's the first woman to win two golds in two different sports in the same Winter Olympics. Pretty amazing if you ask me

 

[shortshorts]

Ledecka by far has one of the best Olympics ever for me.

 

[Osprey]

Did anyone else think, from the photo finish, that the Korean actually lost the semifinal that he was credited as winning? I was surprised that the analysts didn't say anything, but I just shrugged and figured that I was wrong. Well, I just discovered this:

(Korean in the foreground; Slovenian in the background)

https://sports.yahoo.com/photo-finish-show-south-korean-snowboarder-actually-losing-062545852.html

 

[Cloned]

Did anyone else think, from the photo finish, that the Korean actually lost the semifinal that he was credited as winning? Check this out:

(Korean in the foreground; Slovean snowboarder in the background)

https://sports.yahoo.com/photo-finish-show-south-korean-snowboarder-actually-losing-062545852.html

Could be a matter of perspective too. But that does look suspicious.

 

[Albatros]

Impossible to tell based on one random still image, a close finish but that we knew already.

 

[Osprey]

Could be a matter of perspective too. But that does look suspicious.

I don't see how it could be perspective. The Slovenian's ski and glove are both clearly ahead of the Korean's. From what I heard on the broadcast, any part of the equipment or rider counts. The only thing that I can think of is, maybe, the red line isn't precisely where the finish line is--maybe it was painted imprecisely, like lines on a football field, or it warps as the snow shifts--but, even then, it's hard to imagine, from that image, that the Korean beat him to wherever the invisible line was.

I wonder if the IOC will do something. The Slovenian should get at least a silver, since he would've been assured of at least that if he'd won that semifinal. I'm not sure if they'd strip it from the Korean, though, since he did nothing wrong. Letting him keep it and giving a second silver to the Slovenian might be best thing all around, IMO.

 

[Albatros]

There are sensors that accurately register the winner, unless you can somehow demonstrate that they malfunction there's not going to be any kind of change to the results.

 

[shortshorts]

I just watched a replay for the first time. I thought the slovenian won that.

 

[Eisen]

I don't see how it could be perspective. The Slovenian's ski and glove are both clearly ahead of the Korean's. From what I heard on the broadcast, any part of the equipment or rider counts. The only thing that I can think of is, maybe, the red line isn't precisely where the finish line is--maybe it was painted imprecisely, like lines on a football field, or it warps as the snow shifts--but, even then, it's hard to imagine, from that image, that the Korean beat him to wherever the invisible line was.

I wonder if the IOC will do something. The Slovenian should get at least a silver, since he would've been assured of at least that if he'd won that semifinal. I'm not sure if they'd strip it from the Korean, though, since he did nothing wrong. Letting him keep it and giving a second silver to the Slovenian might be best thing all around, IMO.

Perhaps the arm of the Slovenian wasn't low enough to trigger the sensor.

 

[Osprey]

There are sensors that accurately register the winner, unless you can somehow demonstrate that they malfunction there's not going to be any kind of change to the results.

Perhaps the arm of the Slovenian wasn't low enough to trigger the sensor.

I would think that photo evidence would trump the sensors. The winner, AFAIK, is supposed to be whoever is first to cross the line, not the sensor. The athlete can't be expected to know exactly where the sensor is so that he can put his hand at just that height to trigger it.

I just found this slow-mo video:

 

[shortshorts]

It's unfortunate they don't have the photo replay system they've used in speed skating and other sports. I'm glad he managed to salvage a bronze though.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

I just watched a replay for the first time. I thought the slovenian won that.

Basically everybody thinks the same.

 

[Eisen]

I would think that photo evidence would trump the sensors. The winner, AFAIK, is supposed to be whoever is first to cross the line, not the sensor. The athlete can't be expected to know exactly where the sensor is so that he can put his hand at just that height to trigger it.

I just found this slow-mo video:

I don't know about the rules but if a picture isn't the determining factor in the race but the sensor is, then you have to change that rule. Soccer had that problem for ages with the goal camera. I doubt there is much that can be done now. The rules were the same for everyone. The guy who gets measured first is the winner of the race. I know it doesn't look good.