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发帖数: 9040 | 1 Dead Heat: Photo Finish. Who wins when two athletes finish at the same time?
It doesn't get more dramatic than the 2012 Olympic Women's Triathlon finish
in London with a gold medal at stake.
After a furious sprint to the end, Nicola Spirig of Switzerland and Lisa
Norden of Sweden both finished in the same official time: 1:59:48. The final
result was determined by race officials after reviewing the photo finish:
Spirig won gold, Norden took Silver.
But did officials make the right call? We gathered images that capture the
finish as seen from all angles; take a look and judge for yourself. (On 8/10
/12, the Swedish Olympic Committee had appealed to the Court of Arbitration
for Sport, asking them to take a second look, as well)
As you view the photos (via Reuters, AP), pay attention to the difference
between the finish banner location and the actual finish line. Also, note
the official photo finish, with the banner wrapped around Spirig and Norden,
which, based on the photo series here, implies the image was captured well
after crossing the white line.
Norden striding to catch Spirig, steps from the finish. Image by Aaron Hersh
, Triathlete.com
Norden lunges for the banner; Spirig appears to be leaning back
Both appear to touch the banner, waist level, at same time
Norden appears to be out-leaning Spirig, at the banner
Nearly the same moment as previous photo, from right side
View 3 of approximately the same moment, from head-on facing camera
View 4 of the same moment; both athletes' torsos crossing official finish
line. Note 2 important elements: 1. both athletes' feet are planted; 2.
banner ends are not dragging significantly behind either finisher.
This is the official photo finish image, used to declare the winner. Note,
compared to previous 4 photos, that neither athletes' front foot is firmly
planted on the ground, and the finish banner is flowing well behind them.
If all details in this image, relative to position, are accurate, it would
appear that this photo was taken well after both athletes fully crossed the
official finish line, or approximately at the point shown in the photo below.
Image by Aaron Hersh, Triathlete.com
Both Spirig and the Swede hit the finish banner together at the Olympics
triathlon this morning. Both had a time of 1:59:48.00.
In a world where Olympic swimming medals are determined by 0.01 second,
triathlon (and running) events have an all too common (though unintentional)
problem: two 'finish' lines. Which is 'official'? Who wins?
Finish line #1: The finish banner, which was the athletes' target, wasn't
held over the actual finish line; see #2. (Undoubtedly, holding in the wrong
position wasn't the banner holders' intent)
Finish line #2: The official finish line was marked on the running surface.
about a foot in front of the banner. The official photo finish seems based
on this line.
What if one or both athletes thought the race was over when they hit the
banner? What if one or both eased up, thinking it was over?
A letup or the slightest break in form between the finish banner and the
official line could have resulted in a change in gold/silver results. | d*********e
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发帖数: 9040 | 3 俩人也真顽强，拼了2个小时，竟然分不出胜负，最后俩人都倒地上了。
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