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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Olympic wrestling is such a stupid sport. Canadian vs. Swede for the bronze. The Swede was utterly passive throughout the entire match, and somehow wins because she got a free point after defending for 30 seconds - an opportunity the Canadian was never afforded. She was also cautioned twice, including a finger in the eye.
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Yeah, pretty incredible that an olympic medal was awarded, based on a 30 second passivity call against the Canadian. To my highly untrained eye, the Swede was no less, nor no more, passive. She did nothing more than the Canadian to warrant a victory.
Hard way to decide a match. And a medal.