cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7671573

Sweden knew Canada’s Marc Kennedy was a notorious cheater.

So they set up a camera at the ‘hog line’ to record it.

And caught him doing it at the Olympics.

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  • Noah Snedden@aussie.zone
    16·
    7 days ago

    If anyone’s interested in the world curling statement, here. Basically, umpire decisions in the moment are final and cannot be changed from video evidence, the thrower may retouch the stone as many times as they want before the line, BUT they must release the stone from the handle. So a little bit dubious? But they can’t change it even with video evidence.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 days ago

      I lose respect for any organization that isn’t willing to consider evidence other than what officials decide in the moment. It’s basically just saying, “we don’t really want to do a good job at part of our point for existing” plus a dash of ego being upset at being challenged. It’s like zero tolerance policies at schools punishing victims as much as or more than bullies, just pure arrogant laziness disguised as “just following the rule we made up (so that we wouldn’t have to think very hard about when we are wrong)”.

      • dgmib@lemmy.world
        5·
        7 days ago

        I think I read that the rules are a bit vague saying something like “release the handle”. And don’t clarify if that explicitly meant the handle is the last /only thing you can touch.

        The rules are clear that they can’t touch the stone after it starts to cross the hog line. Which I’ve seen a video of him still touching the granite when the stone has clearly started to cross the line and that’s unambiguously against the rules, regardless of if the touch influenced the stone’s movement.

        Edit: I just read the link on the comment above yours. They quote the exact rule in question, and clarify that their official interpretation is that it means touching the granite is against the rules.