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It seems like every Olympic year, there's usually one or two events that are considered "controversial". I'm picking on the Olympics because it is the biggest prize; it's only every 4 years and it sucks the most if you get robbed (as opposed to Worlds, which is every year). I can only remember back to 1994, but I recall that year there were a lot of iffy wins. Was there another Olympic year that had more debated outcomes? I guess excluding the obvious 2002 Pairs event, what are considered the most 'controversial' decisions?
I'm not old enough to remember much past 94' though.. and I don't follow ice dance much. From what I could find on YouTube, it seems 1992 was kind of a splatfest though. I'm not sure if any of the wins were really questionable or close however.
These are just the ones I can remember..
1994:
Ladies: Oksana vs. Nancy. It came down to tie-break I believe. There was that whole block judging issue, and Oksana with no 3-3 beating Nancy with a 3-3.
Men: Urmanov vs. Stojko. I wasn't following the men's event that closely back then but it seems like it's still debated.
Pairs: G&G had a slight mistake but won. I can't remember how close it was though.
1998:
Ladies: Tara vs. Michelle. I think it was 6-3 on the judging panel, but I didn't think it was really controversial. Tara was clean and had a 3-3. They did give Michelle slightly higher Presentation marks.
Men: No controversy. A little mixed judging for the Short Program but 9-0 for the free skate.
Pairs: Don't remember, probably didn't watch closely.
2002:
Ladies: Sarah vs. Michelle vs. Irina. I recall this being VERY close with Sarah winning a 5-4 split or something.
Men: No controversy. 9-0 on the judging panel at every stage.
Pairs: Obviously.
2006: None of the wins seemed controversial. Says something about CoP I guess. Not sure if its really the new system or because it seemed like everyone except the gold medalists hit the ice hard.
So, I'm wondering, which ones are still the most debatable? And for that matter, which ones are the least debatable?
I'm not old enough to remember much past 94' though.. and I don't follow ice dance much. From what I could find on YouTube, it seems 1992 was kind of a splatfest though. I'm not sure if any of the wins were really questionable or close however.
These are just the ones I can remember..
1994:
Ladies: Oksana vs. Nancy. It came down to tie-break I believe. There was that whole block judging issue, and Oksana with no 3-3 beating Nancy with a 3-3.
Men: Urmanov vs. Stojko. I wasn't following the men's event that closely back then but it seems like it's still debated.
Pairs: G&G had a slight mistake but won. I can't remember how close it was though.
1998:
Ladies: Tara vs. Michelle. I think it was 6-3 on the judging panel, but I didn't think it was really controversial. Tara was clean and had a 3-3. They did give Michelle slightly higher Presentation marks.
Men: No controversy. A little mixed judging for the Short Program but 9-0 for the free skate.
Pairs: Don't remember, probably didn't watch closely.
2002:
Ladies: Sarah vs. Michelle vs. Irina. I recall this being VERY close with Sarah winning a 5-4 split or something.
Men: No controversy. 9-0 on the judging panel at every stage.
Pairs: Obviously.
2006: None of the wins seemed controversial. Says something about CoP I guess. Not sure if its really the new system or because it seemed like everyone except the gold medalists hit the ice hard.
So, I'm wondering, which ones are still the most debatable? And for that matter, which ones are the least debatable?
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