Even silver glitters. Chinese athlete Su Yiming won a silver for snowboard slopestyle at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, but his golden virtues showed in his professionalism and modesty, even as on social networking sites his fans unleashed a wave of anger at his being "robbed" of a gold medal.
Although Su scored the medal-winning 88.70 points in his second of three runs, becoming the only competitor to perform a triple cork 1800 in Winter Olympic history, many netizens insist that the judge underscored Su's first ride where he scored just 78.38 despite a "flawless performance".
The controversy erupted after similar sentiments were shared by overseas snowboard experts. A BBC commentator said Su was denied gold over a "glaring judging error".
British expert Ed Leigh pointed out that the gold medalist, Canada's Max Parrot, had grabbed his knee instead of his board during his frontside 1440 in his second run, where he scored 90.96 points overall.
Txawm hais tias muaj coob tus tau hais tawm lawv qhov kev npau taws ntawm Suav cov vev xaib sib tham, Su tau nyob ntawm nws qhov kev txo hwj chim zoo tshaj plaws, hais tias nws yog lub sijhawm muaj txiaj ntsig uas tuaj yeem koom nrog lub caij ntuj no Olympics hauv nws lub tebchaws, kom muaj peev xwm sib tw nrog nws cov mlom thaum yau, thiab sawv nrog lawv ntawm lub podium.
Su kuj piav qhia tias yog vim li cas nws thiaj li tsis tau qhab nia siab dua rau nws qhov kev sib tw thib peb, uas yuav tsum txaus los ua kom muaj kev xav rau pej xeem.
It is not unusual for a referee's decision to lead to a controversy. However, the public should also note that every game has parameters that ordinary audiences in front of giant screens cannot grasp.
While cheering for their favorite players, ordinary audiences should also respect the referee's decisions and the professionalism of the competition.
The game is still on. Let us take this opportunity to enjoy the performances by the world's leading athletes.
