On February 8, the current referee of the men's slope steeplechase at the Beijing Winter Olympics, Iztak Sumatic, admitted that during the February 7 match, the referee team did not find the mistakes of gold medalist max Parrote of Canada in time. Some analysts said that if there is no such penalty error, China's Su Yiming should win the gold medal.
On February 7, in the final of the men's slope steeplechase at the Beijing Winter Olympics, 17-year-old Chinese teenager Su Yiming won the silver medal to create history and won the first snowboarding medal in the history of the Chinese sports delegation in the Winter Olympics. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
On February 7, China's 17-year-old Su Yiming made history by winning a silver medal in the men's slope obstacle course in snowboarding.
However, the decision of this game caused great controversy after the game, and some sharp-eyed netizens found that Max Parrote had a misstep in the game and was not deducted points.
On February 7, the awarding ceremony of the men's steeplechase medal for snowboarding at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Zhangjiakou Awards Plaza. Canadian Max Parrott (center), runner-up China's Su Yiming (left), and Third-place Canadian Mark McMorris, the runner-up, are presented at the medal presentation ceremony. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
In response, the referee on duty, Iztak Sumatic, admitted on February 8 that the referee team did not see Max Parrote's tackle mistake at the time. And when they recognize the error, the score has been submitted and cannot be modified.
After the match, BBC commentator Rye pointed out directly about the result, "It was the referee's fault".
"Later I looked at the score in this section and he (Max) got 9.35 points, and if they [the referee] found out about it, it should be 6 or 6.5 points," Ley said.
How important are these 3 points?
Beijing Winter Olympics snowboarding men's steeplechase skills final results. Image source: Screenshot of the official website of the Beijing Winter Olympics
Let's take a look at the final result of the feb. 7 match:
First place Max Parrott: 90.96 points
Second place Su Yiming: 88.70 points
Third place Mark McMorris: 88.53 points
That is, if the referee had spotted Max Parot's mistake in time, Su Yiming would have won the gold medal, Mark McMorris won the silver medal, and Max Parrott was only in third place.
As Rye put it, "It completely subverts the podium." ”