Gymnastics judge blasts accusation
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September 2, 2011, Friday
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CHINESE judge Shao Bin, who was accused of breaking the rules during last year's Asian Games by modifying scores to help a Chinese gymnast, rebuked a sanction by the International Gymnastics Federation as "ridiculous" and "disappointing."
Shao was a judge on the "D" panel, which evaluates the difficulty of routines, for the men's floor exercise final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou last November. FIG accused Shao of changing an execution score without informing either the judge in charge of execution or the superior jury. The altered mark moved Chinese gymnast Zhang Chenglong from second into a tie for first place.
The FIG Disciplinary Commission announced its decision on Tuesday that Shao's judging brevet will be downgraded to a category four (from two) and he will be responsible for covering the legal costs of 7,200 Swiss Francs (US$8,937) following a hearing held on April 27, which also heard the witness testimony of Andrian Stoica, the men's technical committee president who was present on site at the time of the act.
"The FIG ruling is ridiculous and very disappointing," Shao said late on Wednesday. "The FIG's charge against me is groundless. They have failed to provide any convincing evidence."
In artistic gymnastics, there are two judges who determine the difficulty of the routine and award a D-score, and four judges for execution who give an E-score. The D-score is open ended and judges can add points based on the difficulty of required elements. The E-score has a base score of 10.0 and judges deduct points for mistakes.
Shao argued that FIG rules allow a D1 judge to "control" the final score and therefore he didn't break the rules.
FIG spokesman Philippe Silacci, however, said in an email that "D1 judges are not authorized to do so." He did not elaborate.
A Chinese gymnastics expert who asked not to be named argued that Andrian Stoica should also be punished, since athletes' final scores could be released only after he confirmed the validity.
According to the FIG statement, Shao has the right to lodge an appeal before September 9, but the Chinese judge said he has not made up his mind on his next move.
Shao was a judge on the "D" panel, which evaluates the difficulty of routines, for the men's floor exercise final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou last November. FIG accused Shao of changing an execution score without informing either the judge in charge of execution or the superior jury. The altered mark moved Chinese gymnast Zhang Chenglong from second into a tie for first place.
The FIG Disciplinary Commission announced its decision on Tuesday that Shao's judging brevet will be downgraded to a category four (from two) and he will be responsible for covering the legal costs of 7,200 Swiss Francs (US$8,937) following a hearing held on April 27, which also heard the witness testimony of Andrian Stoica, the men's technical committee president who was present on site at the time of the act.
"The FIG ruling is ridiculous and very disappointing," Shao said late on Wednesday. "The FIG's charge against me is groundless. They have failed to provide any convincing evidence."
In artistic gymnastics, there are two judges who determine the difficulty of the routine and award a D-score, and four judges for execution who give an E-score. The D-score is open ended and judges can add points based on the difficulty of required elements. The E-score has a base score of 10.0 and judges deduct points for mistakes.
Shao argued that FIG rules allow a D1 judge to "control" the final score and therefore he didn't break the rules.
FIG spokesman Philippe Silacci, however, said in an email that "D1 judges are not authorized to do so." He did not elaborate.
A Chinese gymnastics expert who asked not to be named argued that Andrian Stoica should also be punished, since athletes' final scores could be released only after he confirmed the validity.
According to the FIG statement, Shao has the right to lodge an appeal before September 9, but the Chinese judge said he has not made up his mind on his next move.
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