No matter what the outcome of this matter is, I hope that he can adjust his state, constantly break through himself, challenge the limits, and write more stories that belong to China and Su Yiming in the world sports world.
On February 7, in the final of the men's steeplechase skills in snowboarding at the Beijing Winter Olympics, 17-year-old Chinese team youngster Su Yiming won the silver medal, creating the best result in the history of the project for the Chinese team, which was also the second medal of the Chinese team in this Winter Olympics. But after the game, the discussion about the referee's decision scale rushed to the hot search, and there have been voices that question the score. The latest news is that the scoring error has also been admitted by the referee himself.
Whitelines, a well-known European website focusing on snowboard news, videos and competitions, reported on the 8th that the chief referee admitted in an interview that the score of Max, the champion of Canada, was high. He said that in the referees' replay angle, he did not see the Canadian players catch the board mistake, and when they realized the mistake, the score had been submitted.
↑On February 7, China's Su Yiming was in the competition. Picture according to Xinhua News Agency
As soon as the report came out, it immediately aroused great concern. If this argument holds water, max should be deducted 3 points according to the rules, which means that the top three of the game will be completely adjusted in order, and Su Yiming will also win the gold medal, raising the "best result in the history of the Chinese team in the project" to another level.
There are many voices on the Internet that hope that Su Yiming will appeal and change this result. But objectively speaking, this may not be easy. According to the rules, appeals can only appeal for their own achievements, not for the achievements of other players. At the level of the Olympic Committee, it is extremely rare to withdraw medals, most of which only involve major matters such as illegal drugs.
Moreover, the referee's statement was revealed in an interview that this is not a formal "post-match review mechanism". Whether his statement in the media can be recognized by other judges and the organizing committee is still unknown. Therefore, whether this kind of media expression can effectively trigger the change of performance still needs to be observed.
After the report was announced, Su Yiming also liked the news on social media, and Su Yiming's mother also liked the news in the circle of friends, with the text: "Life is like this, to be a strong and warrior, is to look forward, come on Su Yiming, you are the best!" ”
It's a very atmospheric response, showing a kind of sportsmanship of laughing at winning or losing. A few days ago, as soon as the referee controversy appeared, Su Yiming had already responded generously: "No matter what, we all had a lot of fun, Max, he really completed a very good set of moves, in fact, in this final, everyone is the first place." It can be seen that his pattern is also consistent, and he has fully estimated the "accidents" and "regrets" in sports.
We can't say "forget it" on behalf of athletes, and it is still difficult to say what kind of situation this controversy will develop in the end. But in any case, the disturbances about this matter are also explaining the "cruelty" of sports: this is the sport of human beings after all, as long as it is a human being, it is inevitable that there will be various mistakes, manpower is not omnipotent after all, there are always places and times that we cannot grasp.
Similar cases are not alone, and there are many controversies arising from penalties in sports. The most famous was Maradona's "Hand of God" at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. A definitive handball foul, photographed, videotaped and acknowledged by the person concerned, failed to change the outcome: the goal worked and Argentina eliminated England.
This "cruelty" may lead to an outcome that we do not want to accept. But as Su Yiming's mother said, "just look forward", Su Yiming is only 17 years old, he is still very young, he still has unlimited potential. No matter what the outcome of this matter is, I hope that he can adjust his state, constantly break through himself, challenge the limits, and write more stories that belong to China and Su Yiming in the world sports world.
Red Star News special commentator Qing Bo
Edited by Wang Yaotao
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