Gymnastics Officials Ask Hamm To Give Up Gold Medal

AP | 8/27/04 | AP - Eddie Pells

[Graymatter]

Yep. Great flick, probably cheap on ebay if your video store doesn't carry it.

[goldstategop]

KISS MY ASS. They must have read that stupid New York Times editorial. The Olympics hasd really gone PC. They're not suggesting Hamm did anything wrong. What they want to do is punish him so they can get out of their own mess. I'm glad the USOC delivered its own letter and I think the controversy will die there.

[goldstategop]

I didn't hear Nemov complain. He's a classy guy. The point is if the judges screwed the pooch and they look bad they should take responsibility instead of shifting the blame to the athletes.

[fortunecookie]

I didn't hear Nemov complain. He's a classy guy. The point is if the judges screwed the pooch and they look bad they should take responsibility instead of shifting the blame to the athletes.

I didn't hear him, either, but NBC (and I can't find the link but will keep searching) had a little blurb about how he had words to that effect. I don't know if they were aired. Apparently, there was a blurb about his coach criticizing the gymnastics scoring 'mafia'. The judges and their unique 'judging' couldn't have been more bizarre. And they are passing blame and responsibility to everyone else, the athletes, the IOC. They want everyone but themselves to take the blame and correct for their mistakes. I can't believe Nemov came away with nothing, he is such a talented gymnast, and a classy guy, too. Unfortunately, my vcr (storms) & I both failed to catch most of his events.