Quick Thoughts on the Olympics, Thus Far (Round 2)
More thoughts... I'm still behind, so I haven't gotten a chance to see the US win any medals yet, but here are some more comments on what I *have* seen.
- From what I've watched, the Georgians seem to be doing the best Judo... Lots of great attacks. What do you guys think?
- Anybody know what happened to 52kg Italian bronze-medalist Forciniti's hand? I don't think it was broken, but I've never seen a wrap like that in a Judo...
- Is it just me, or is it weird seeing the Cuban women's coach in a suit? I'm used to seeing him engulfing a folding chair wearing his sweats. Definitely an upgrade.
- Funny to see that even the best in the world screw up bowing in and bowing out. Public Service Announcement: You stand in front of the mark while you wait for the match to be awarded.
- The judges' decisions (when they raise their flags at the end to determine a winner) seem suspect. I haven't yet seen one that isn't unanimous (which seems improbable), and there always seems to be a lag between the first and last flags are raised - as if a judge were waiting to see how the other judges ruled before raising his own flag... Anyone else notice this?
- The refs made it up to Korea's Jun-Ho for screwing him the other day by selecting him as the winner of the bronze medal match against the Spaniard
With the exception of 2 or 3 individuals, I haven't seen anyone even *try* to do groundwork, unless they accidentally had to. Bah.- Any Judoka/Statisticians (Ann Maria De Mars?), if you're out there: In case you are running out of ways to fill your spare time, here's an analysis I'd love to see - What is the best predictor of judges' decision - is it just attack frequency? Is there a recency bias?
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