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That is a very good point and a real possibilty Joe.
What is scarier to me is that the tech caller can be in the pocket of higher up ISU officials or even the top dog himself.
Why is it that there is talk about hi-def instant replays - but they will be kept secret (or out of the public's view)?
Can you imagine a close battle in Vancouver between Yuna and Mao? And that the OGM would be determined by a tech call that many could not see? Or agree with what they did see on their TV watching at home. It is like ISU is setting themselves up for a fall with this secrecy business. So much of CoP is still subjective and I would feel bad for either Yuna or Mao if they lost the OGM based on some phantom call by the tech caller.
If anything, teh Internets will certainly explode in an unprecedented Gotterdammerung of uberist rage if that scenario does indeed happen.
But then again, there is the flip side to all this. Let's say Skater A skates cleanly but underrotates a couple of jumps, un-noticed by the general viewing public but noted by the tech caller. Skater B rotates all her jumps, but falls on one--which is noticed by all. The result is very close, but Skater B with the obvious mistake has the more points of the two by a bit. Should the powers that be pander to the general viewing public and overlook the finicky underrotations of the seemingly-clean Skater A? Or should they stick to their guns and court possible controversy by giving the gold to Skater B with the obvious mistake?
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