• Wrench@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Yep, judging is always subjective. It’s what that specific judge (or panel of judges) saw, weighted against their own biases, both in the sport itself, and the players/teams/countries competing.

    Unfortunately, that means results are often unfair.

    This case is particularly egregious because it seems like the judges actually agree they made a mistake, but the correction was appealed purely on pedantic adherence to procedure.

    I.E., no one is even disagreeing that she should have won the bronze if her performance was judged accurately.