tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098425.post114053689836939554..comments2023-03-26T18:24:35.034-04:00Comments on a subset of derek: Yahoo! Sports : Why Figure Skating is Not A Sportderekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200256256166635283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098425.post-1141329113598206692006-03-02T14:51:00.000-05:002006-03-02T14:51:00.000-05:00It's a good thing that basketball is scored object...It's a good thing that basketball is scored objectively...if it wasn't Maryland would never beat Duke. No one would.derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200256256166635283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098425.post-1140666375156749402006-02-22T22:46:00.000-05:002006-02-22T22:46:00.000-05:00Actually, this guy's opinion is way off too becaus...Actually, this guy's opinion is way off too because figure skating is really not a subjective sport anymore (gymnastics never was).<BR/><BR/>Figure skating is now scored on a direct point system. You get X points for a triple lutz, Y points for a spiral, etc. Judges also use instant replay to see if any deductions need to be taken. Much like gymnastics, a point total isn't arrived to just because a judge likes a particular athlete. It's because that athelte's mathematical score of their routine was higher than the other competitors. Just as in basketball where MD can beat Duke 98-81 ;), Sasha Cohen can beat Irina Slutskya 101-99. <BR/><BR/>If that's not a quantifiable way to decide a winner, then I don't know what is.Reese The Law Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673830176464850967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098425.post-1140639907752312712006-02-22T15:25:00.000-05:002006-02-22T15:25:00.000-05:00Madden 06 is almost a sport. As animated as I am ...Madden 06 is <EM>almost</EM> a sport. <BR/><BR/>As animated as I am when I play, it may as well be...derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200256256166635283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098425.post-1140620446907905212006-02-22T10:00:00.000-05:002006-02-22T10:00:00.000-05:00Is Madden '06 a sport?...it should be...Is Madden '06 a sport?<BR/>...it should be...scott bakalarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148560678933715203noreply@blogger.com