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The two man bobsled (if you don't already know) tied gold for Canada & Germany. Skiing has not been ever without a tie as well and while I don't get to follow it, Id assume these things may have happened in world cup competitions too. And I can recall occasional medal ties in other sports through the years not just for gold but also sliver and bronze. Rare things but does happen.
But anyway it got me thinking should they go to the next decimal or not? I kind of like the tie for gold (or any medal) to be honest. I think it holds good sportsmanship when teams of the same medal congratulate each other and two different countries share the same glory moment together. But I can also see how there should only be one winner of each. I mean that's what sports at the highest levels is. Its a winner (or not) and a second and so on.
But if they start going from 100ths of a sec to thousands of a sec can we really say one beat the next if its only by 1-1thousands of a sec? And what. if that ties? Do we then go to the 10 thousands of a sec? We actually have the tech to do that. Though I'd have to think with the rare times this happens now that if it went to thousands it would never happen and if it did then so be it.
But there is also something to be said for conditions between first runners vs last runners too and certainly when precipitaition may be falling in an event so there is all kinds of things that may or may not be totally fair anyway. But a clock is a clock and at least for that there is nothing to skew it. So should they bring the extra decimal or not. As saidI like the idea of sharing something all that close. But if it were me and I beat you at something Ive worked all my life at by a thousands of a sec then I might feel I should get that win I deserve. So I honestly don't know what the right answer should be.
But anyway it got me thinking should they go to the next decimal or not? I kind of like the tie for gold (or any medal) to be honest. I think it holds good sportsmanship when teams of the same medal congratulate each other and two different countries share the same glory moment together. But I can also see how there should only be one winner of each. I mean that's what sports at the highest levels is. Its a winner (or not) and a second and so on.
But if they start going from 100ths of a sec to thousands of a sec can we really say one beat the next if its only by 1-1thousands of a sec? And what. if that ties? Do we then go to the 10 thousands of a sec? We actually have the tech to do that. Though I'd have to think with the rare times this happens now that if it went to thousands it would never happen and if it did then so be it.
But there is also something to be said for conditions between first runners vs last runners too and certainly when precipitaition may be falling in an event so there is all kinds of things that may or may not be totally fair anyway. But a clock is a clock and at least for that there is nothing to skew it. So should they bring the extra decimal or not. As saidI like the idea of sharing something all that close. But if it were me and I beat you at something Ive worked all my life at by a thousands of a sec then I might feel I should get that win I deserve. So I honestly don't know what the right answer should be.