Watching the 2014 Winter Olympics, I can’t help but notice an athlete’s ability to win Gold seems to depend upon the seemingly arbitrary (at least very subjective) opinions of judges who seem to be “all powerful.” Those athletes who are able to win over the judges tend to win the event. Ice-skating and snowboarding (among others) seem to fit into this category—whether or not the events are timed.
Watching the 2014 Winter Olympics, I can’t help but notice an athlete’s ability to win Gold seems to depend upon the seemingly arbitrary (at least very subjective) opinions of judges who seem to be “all powerful.” Those athletes who are able to win over the judges tend to win the event. Ice-skating and snowboarding (among others) seem to fit into this category—whether or not the events are timed.
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