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This was meant to be a much longer post, but then I screwed up posting my new pairings that ate fandom fic, and it would take longer to edit than to just do another post.

Y'know, I'm looking at Las Vegas with Christian Kane. He's very pretty. And HelsinkiSister downloaded the promo for the season opener of season two... I see mself getting into this show. Which worries me, but I'm sure makes someone here very happy.

And, after everything I've read -
This comes from both neonhummingbird's journal, and a comment she left in mine.

Was pleased with changing of Nemov's scores -- at least two of them just wrong in the extreme and, given the Olympics' tendancy to stick with scores come hell,

high water, or confessions of tampering, can only assume that this time, someone was on the ball, caught mistake before it turned into even bigger kerfluffle a la

whiny South Koreans. Changing them next morning? Bad precedent, hell yes. Catching them at time and fixing problem? Good precendent.

I, last night, made the comment about the changing of the scores being a bad precedent, and while I agree with Perri on the one hand, on the other, I stand by what I

said. Because last night, it didn't look like they were thinking "Oh my, we've made a mistake, let's fix it" or even, "Oh dear, let's put down the crack pipe and

watch what's going on". Oh no. It smacked very much of "Oh crap, the audience are going to rip the roof off this lovely stadium that still smells of fresh paint

which the IOC aren't going to be happy with, and we really want to get out of here alive so let's change the score before they kill us all." Barry Davis of the BBC

pointed out that it could leave the way open for every gymnast to come to file a protest, and also that they'd marked the first fella and Morgan Hamm according to a

specific mindset, so would changing Nemov's score affect them? Christine whatshername beside him could also be heard after the event (when they were panning over the

crowd; I think someone left the mike on when they weren't supposed to) saying that she thought the judges were held to ransom by the crowd.

Just wanted to clear up what I meant.

That being said, as tk_rtmt pointed out, I was doing my nut over it the entire week. As is the LJ consensus, much crack was being smoked and the only

consolation is that they have to do something about the scoring now.

Well, that and the Hamm twins. And Alexei Nemov. *nods* Anyone willing to join me at the shallow end of the pool?

Ooooh and speaking of lovely moments, Yuri Chechi falling to his knes when he won the bronze medal on the rings? So lovely. Will agree that the Greek chap went to

bed that night thanking his lucky stars and nationality, but Chechi's reaction was worth diamonds.

And oooh again! This little gem taken word for word from neonhummingbird
Yang Tae-young may have been screwed out of tenth of point in start value (which two American men were as well, but our bitching kept to minimum, no protests

filed) -- but wasn't penalized two tenths for major problem in parallel routine (4 holds instead of 3, strictly verboten, madatory deduction). Came out a tenth

ahead, not behind. And hit his ankle on event final high bar while Paul went perfectly (again) -- can now sit down, shut the hell up.

To which the only thing I can say is a heartfelt "AMEN!" And now, I don't feel the slightest bit guilty over my reaction to his horrible horizontal bar program last

night (when he hit his feet on the bar, came off and botched the landing) No longer have to say the ten Hail Marys for penance. Good times.

Felt sorry for Khorkina coming off the a-bars, until, that is, I heard her comments about Carly Patterson. Sore loser much? Though regala_electra puts it

much better in a comment in anniesj's rant on the gymnastics, both should be checked out!
Most Effective Use of Karma, a.k.a The Khorkina: To Svetlana Khorkina, who though was nearly edged out by Yang's high-bar routine last night, shall finally

have her fucking gold medal, only for the joy that was felt when after she attacked a sixteen year old girl for deservedly winning the All-Around and declared that

the judging was fixed, fell off the uneven bars when she couldn't do the move that she invented.

Cheers to you, Svetie, Queen of the Uneven Bars. It was only sweeter that you left immediately after you finished and that Terrin Humphrey went on to do your

signature move flawlessly.

And from now all, all moments of sweet, sweet karma shall forewith be called 'The Khorkina' in honor of the bestest walking skeleton ever.

I'm giggling even now.

Did I mention the Alexei Nemov and Paul Hamm love? I did? OK then, because it should be mentioned again. And often. I'm just saying.



And now, just to stay shallow, I'm getting ready for Line of Fire. I know, I know... only lasted thirteen episodes, but it has Detective Hot in it, and Anson Mount is all kinds of hot in it... *sigh*