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Originally Posted by Slava
I laughed at this part. Have a look down the list. We're not talking about guys edging someone out within a margin of error. We're talking about guys jumping a couple of meters further, and that being measured and posted.
The idea of a Flames game isn't quite right either, because at the end of the game everyone knows who won. There is no one making a decision as to who they *think* won. You either scored more or you didn't. Same with sports like skiing, speed skating, etc. where you have actual measurements to determine a winner and not the potential of bias.
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I wasn't talking about margin of error. I was referring to how jumps are measured and points are awarded. Again distance is affected by wind, length of in-run, conditions, technique.
As for a Flames game you missed my point. The novice can't sit there and understand why a faceoff is where it is right away, what icing is, what constitutes an offside, why OT wins aren't part of the tie-break equation etc. after watching for a period.