BrianL
Doom Buggy Driver
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2013
They didn’t know 100%, but Karolyi miscalculated. Even with a perfect score from the Russians it would have been almost impossible for them to win. So yes, they basically knew. And even if they hadn’t, winning the gold wasn’t worth injuring an athlete.
I'm definitely not arguing the second part. I am all for it if it is the athlete's choice to compete like that, but obviously the amount of pressure is detrimental, especially to these often very young gymnasts.