The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles' coach that vaulted her to third, saying the appeal came 4 seconds beyond the 1-minute time limit for scoring inquiries
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.
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.