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Thread ID: 126205 2012-08-13 21:15:00 Another Gold for the Kiwis. Trev (427) PC World Chat
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1294578 2012-08-13 23:01:00 Nice . Guess the Mack trunk that won had some additive to her fuel tank .

Now I see she's Whining about not getting it at the victory ceremony and her family weren't there to see it . Wonder if her coach will lay off the witch hunt to crucify the person who made the original clerical error . .

Why shouldn't she? She was robbed of that (for some) once in a life time (if not once every 4 year) moment . I hope they do a ceremony for her and her gold . I do agree that both Coach and Val need to forget about the line-up error . It didn't stop her from participating or winning the gold in this case .


"Hmmm . . . upgrades!" Neo

I lol'd :lol:
lordnoddy (3645)
1294579 2012-08-14 00:00:00 You all know what happened to Jake Harper Lawrence (2987)
1294580 2012-08-14 00:11:00 Yep, well done Val. A great example for young Kiwis to look up to. Have an 'off day' where you dont win and throw a little temper tantrum, cry a bit, make people feel sorry for you, and what-have-you, and all of a sudden you have it your way. Sounding pretty familier in this country. That's what we think around here as well. She wont be remembered in these games for winning the medal, she will be remembered for throwing a hissy fit wa wa wa.

OK sure Nadzeya Ostapchuk cheated and got caught, but the excuses by Valerie Adams before that was dreadful. Ohh I lost boohoo. Look at the others that got medals, over the moon, no complaining 2nd or third.
wainuitech (129)
1294581 2012-08-14 01:02:00 Yep, well done Val. A great example for young Kiwis to look up to. Have an 'off day' where you dont win and throw a little temper tantrum, cry a bit, make people feel sorry for you, and what-have-you, and all of a sudden you have it your way. Sounding pretty familier in this country.
Yes, I do think that how she behaved was pretty awful. Sure, I can understand not being registered throwing you, but then to blame that and turn that into a huge issue when you fail to throw well enough. Regardless of the other one cheating, her conduct was pretty awful. Now Nick Willis, much better. He was even more of a disappointment, but there was no excuses, no complaining, just an 'I didn't run well enough' from him. Good on him, he was a true professional and definitely impressed me with his conduct.
Nick G (16709)
1294582 2012-08-14 01:06:00 Wasnt won, it was given!

Actually, it was won .

Disqualification of an opponent who cheated expunges that person from the contest and it is as if they were not present . The results then show that of the persons competing legitimately, that is, within the rules, one individual achieved the greatest distance, thus winning the Gold .

The same applies to Silver and Bronze, and it is petty and small-minded semantics to suggest otherwise .

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
1294583 2012-08-14 02:40:00 +1
:)
Trev (427)
1294584 2012-08-14 03:15:00 +1
:)

Yeah we need that damn +1 button don't we ..... :-/
Chilling_Silence (9)
1294585 2012-08-14 04:10:00 Yeah we need that damn +1 button don't we ..... :-/

+1 haha irony I know.
lordnoddy (3645)
1294586 2012-08-14 04:43:00 Must be something about being "tech" that makes Iantech and Wainuitech so negative. Well done Valerie Adams who didn't need to cheat to get gold. As far as being a bad loser, what a load of crap. Richard (739)
1294587 2012-08-14 05:27:00 +1
:lol:
Trev (427)
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