Hamm in "court" over olympic medal now...

Wulfran · Post by **Wulfran** » September 27, 2004, 5:56 pm

http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/news_story.asp?id=100098

American Paul Hamm argued before the sports world's highest court to keep his Olympic gymnastics gold medal Monday, and the hearing adjourned without a decision from the panel.

We all know the judges fucked up. Depending on who you believe, their errors may have handed the Korean kid the gold or driven him out of the medals altogether. My question is why can't they just admit the judging stank, overhaul it, and just let the result stand? Its not as if they found these guys guilty of steroid abuse or something that blatantly went against the rules...

Homercles · Post by **Homercles** » September 27, 2004, 6:12 pm

I wonder how the Bronze Medalist feels about all this. He was a Korean if I remember correctly. If this other korean wins his appeal and gets awarded the Gold, t bumping Hamm to a Silver, thus bumping the Silver winner to Bronze, thus booting his fellow countrymen out of his medal.

Id be kinda of pissed to lose my bronze medal.

Tyek · Post by **Tyek** » September 27, 2004, 9:42 pm

The Bronze Medelist is the one complaining. I think that Hamm would drop to second and the Silver Medalist would go to third.

Who really cares though, we are talking about Men's gymnastics and they are forgotten until the next Olympics anyway.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » September 28, 2004, 5:15 am

I say the Olympic Players' Union organize a strike.

oh wai

Animale · Post by **Animale** » September 28, 2004, 9:14 am

I don't think the Korean will win this appeal. There are very specific rules about appealing rulings, and apparently the Korean gymnastics federation did not follow most of these rules. The olympic movement is a huge stickler on rules, and if you don't follow them you usually get screwed. Hamm followed all the rules, the Korean federation did not.

Animale