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Originally Posted by FFR
Well - if the rules stated you had to go a certain way and that points were awarded for following a specific style - he wouldn't have jumped the way he did. That's kind of a ridiculous comment. These athletes know what the rules are - better than you or me. They know exactly how to score high as they've been doing it their whole lives. If the athletes thought it was a farce to judge the event - they wouldn't be in it.
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As an aside, there are some rules for high jumping. You aren't allowed to take off on both feet. I used to be able to jump over my height by diving over the bar and doing a somersault into the sawdust but it's illegal.
As another aside, Debbie Brill and her Brill Bend would be a better example for us Canadians rather than the Fosbury Flop.