@@Matt-f07u Same with the girl who passed her, but it's a matter of what the judges can see in real time, hence cheating without getting caught. The best race walkers all "cheat" but it's a matter of degree, and the judge's whims.
@RipleySawzen agreed. The biggest reason why the Umps would get mad is because they are all independent contractors. So they get paid per game and not on a contract. So they dont want to be there longer than they have to be
I present the radio broadcast visual description of this strategy: "Cubs in their travelling gray outfits with blue numbering, a variety of shoe colors, all defenders are equipped with 6L hydration backpacks under their tops showing Ivy Green hydration polyurethane water lines, and of course, Cubbie blue hats with the red C embroidered by white."
The double play felt like those girls were playing to the competition! Even though the other team won they played elite til the end as you could see that snappy double play was crazy good! I love when competition matches each other
@@Reblwitoutacause I've never heard of that being not allowed? I thought the entire point of base coaches was to inform their players on what to do, seems like giving them a heads up about a hidden ball would be entirely in their purview. If for some reason it isn't allowed, they could at least hint at it by saying "don't lead off" right? But I just don't see how communication WOULDN'T be allowed.
That PWHL game was one of the wildest Hockey endings I've ever seen. Minnesota had ALL their gear stripped off onto the ice, they had to slowly pick it all back up again and sort out whose glove was whose 😅
That is seriously good of that hockey ref to make that call when they're already in the second overtime. There's so many times where I've seen the refs or umps just accept it no matter what, being completely unwilling to review anything that ended a game.
While I agree with your overall point, this one specifically was pretty obvious and egregious. It would have raised pretty big questions had they not overturned this one. But yeah, many many many refs are too scared to overturn/reverse decisions in these type of situations.
@@Gahundledack hahaha that’s wack af. Idk if the rules are different internationally but a buddy competed in high school and I thought that part was pretty strict
Yeah race-walking in crazy. Everything's legal if the ump doesn't see it (there's no replay), and it's impossible (like actually impossible) to be competitive without cheating, so the sport has basically just become competitive cheating. Nobody who actually walks stands a chance, so the winners are those who are the best at running while looking like they're not running.
@@djtrig6576the rule is that it needs to be picked up in real time by the official, not using video replay, which I can't imagine was an issue for high school level race walking.
@@JaneNayes Play it at 0.25 speed. Almost every step by every runner leaves both feet off the ground at the same time. That's running. Running really slowly, but running nonetheless.
From his Wikipedia article: "A study by the University of Cologne determined that the prosthetic was a disadvantage in the run-up portion of the long jump but advantageous during the jump, however there was no overall advantage.[11] However, the IAAF ruled that Germany failed to prove its case, and denied Rehm permission to participate at the Rio Olympics." He has competed apparently in a few non-disabled events in 2014-2016, but was disqualified before competition on one and was not ranked in another. Basically he needs to prove to the IAAF that his leg doesn't give him an advantage to get to compete in the larger able bodied competitions
A human leg/ankle/foot has biological functions that allow it to produce force on its own, while an unpowered running blade can at most only return as much force as is applied to it from the residual limb and the track. So the blade is about reducing inefficiencies to return as much power as possible, and they have gotten very good at that, but it is not “better than” a real leg. Also, you never see any non-amputee athletes saying they wished they could have an artificial leg. Collectively this is a hyper-competitive, egotistical, superstitious cohort of people that seeks every possible advantage no matter how slight (e.g. doping for decades). I don’t think they really believe artificial legs are advantageous; I think they are worried about the shot to their ego if they actually lost to someone with fewer legs.
when I saw the “Springing to victory” my first thought was Gianmarco Tamberi (known for sharing a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and for having a half-beard) breaking a high jump record and jokingly pulling out springs from his shoes. Pleasantly surprised it was something else that I indeed missed
5:23 i did watch this! I did not miss it (and the tournament!). Kobe 2024 World Para Athletics Championship. A lot of insane feats in there. An Indonesian gold, a few silvers and bronzes.
Racewalking definitely shouldn't be an event anymore. That being said, It looked pretty clear to me that the girl in blue didn't maintain at least one foot on the ground at all times. I would protest if i was the Spanish girl.
please cover some downhill mountain bike racing! Megavalanche is a great mass start race full of insanity. The UCI World Cup Races are happening right now and some of the best riders in the world are racing on extremely difficult tracks with changing conditions.
This might be the first video where I actually didn’t “miss it”’. That hidden ball thing has been all over my RU-vid shorts for the last week maybe for some reason lol
Fuck it I'm up for an argument. The long jumpers should have to go off of their non prosthetic leg if able. There's gonna be an advantage to people who can buy a leg custom made for long jumping while others would be able to beat them if they were to go off their flesh foot.
What if lil Jimmy just wanted to be the best at the long jump, only to be told unless he amputates both legs he'll just be average? Like the Tommy John surgery of long jump?
that long jump seems like a bit of a hack to use your prosthetic as a spring-board. do all the other competitors have the same type of prosthetic as well?
@@kindabluejazz There's a very good argument to be made that the spring legs offer an advantage. Oscar Pistorius was famously banned by the IAAF for having two prosthetic legs that offered an unfair advantage. It was overturned on appeal but he still failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He ran in 2012 though. Still, they did a whole scientific analysis of his running. He consumed less energy, required less mechanical work, and resulted in less vertical motion. All that to say, there's a fair argument to be made.
@@SeraphsWitnessYeah the argument was that he still has all the important sprinting muscles in the thighs but the blade legs weigh barely anything so he can move them faster.
I didn't know race walking was a real thing. I saw the Malcolm in the Middle episode where Hal's doing it years ago, just assumed it was made up for the show.
It's not running if one of the feet is in contact with the ground at any given moment. They watch slow motion frame by frame, if at any moment both feet are in the air, that's running, penalty is DQ. I believe in some competitions they give you warning(s) before DQ
That was real class by Müller for Boston. She knew the only reason they even got a second chance was the ruling on the play before. Take the win, move on.
the amount of times i see runners standing there while not touching the base.. it baffles me.. until the pitchers is about to throw (or another opportunity to advance), why leave the base?
News to me: there was a cameraman working the race walk who was riding on a mono wheel. This guy is working a full size camera and cruising along. How often does he hit something in the road he didn’t see because he’s filming something else and take a spill?
