olympic judging

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Admittedly I know very little about many of these "sports" but watching the ones that are judged it is like no one else knows either. There have been some awful calls and refs in boxing, so bad that it can be almost unwatchable since the points are seemingly given out randomly. Today they were showing some of the bad calls and it was almost comical how many mistakes are made. The FIBA refs in basketball are very inconsistent but they seem like they are bad on both sides of the ball. As for the gymnastics and diving, outside of the really bad ones they all pretty much look the same but the scores seem to be based upon reputation and country as much as anything.

The kid from Ireland that lost to the Chinese boxer was
an absolute joke. This boxing scoring system is a complete mystery.

The basketball... at least we knew how bad it could get.

The sports that require judges to score a performance
are impossible for me to care about who wins a medal.
I just watch for the athleticism, in the gymnastics anyway.

The ribbon flinging and hoop tossing... Bring on Chess instead.