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I think you've mistaken a show or exhibition. Cirque de Soleil for instance. No, this is a competition. The best should win.

kube-system 5y ago
I don’t think that’s a fair statement, put broadly. I don’t know anything about gymnastics, but most competitive spectator sports are specifically designed by their sanctioning bodies to level the playing field to make them more interesting to watch. This is often cited as an explicit reason for rule changes in these sports. Viewership is an existential consideration for many of these organizations.
- swader999 5y ago
  There is no artistic portion to the score in this event! It's form * dd (degree of difficulty). That's why there's controversy, they've changed the way they score this one move for this one person.
  - kube-system 5y ago
    Sure, it may be a controversial change to this competition —- I am saying that state of being a “competition” has nothing to do with whether rule changes might be spurred by a particular competitors dominance. https://www.thesportster.com/entertainment/top-12-athletes-so-great-that-the-rules-had-to-be-changed/ https://www.thesportster.com/entertainment/top-12-athletes-s...
twic 5y ago
Professional sports is a show.
- swader999 5y ago
  In a show there is casting. In a sport there is not. All members in good standing have to qualify. It's mostly past results that get them to higher levels of competition, not anything else. Contrast this with wrestling. That is a show. There are always tweaks to the rules in these sports to make them interesting but not to the blatant disadvantage of one competitor. Imagine if they made Tiger Woods play an extra hole all those years. That's what this feels like.
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  - kube-system 5y ago
    > In a show there is casting. In a sport there is not. All members in good standing have to qualify. Team sports often have “try-outs”. They also often have complex rules for selecting participants which have nothing to do with skill.
  - chrismcb 5y ago
    Pro sports definitely has casting. It isn't run quite the same way as casting for a movie or show, but there are definitely similarities. Pro sports are entertainment.

kube-system 5y ago

I don’t think that’s a fair statement, put broadly. I don’t know anything about gymnastics, but most competitive spectator sports are specifically designed by their sanctioning bodies to level the playing field to make them more interesting to watch. This is often cited as an explicit reason for rule changes in these sports. Viewership is an existential consideration for many of these organizations.

swader999 5y ago
There is no artistic portion to the score in this event! It's form * dd (degree of difficulty). That's why there's controversy, they've changed the way they score this one move for this one person.
- kube-system 5y ago
  Sure, it may be a controversial change to this competition —- I am saying that state of being a “competition” has nothing to do with whether rule changes might be spurred by a particular competitors dominance. https://www.thesportster.com/entertainment/top-12-athletes-so-great-that-the-rules-had-to-be-changed/ https://www.thesportster.com/entertainment/top-12-athletes-s...

twic 5y ago

Professional sports is a show.

swader999 5y ago
In a show there is casting. In a sport there is not. All members in good standing have to qualify. It's mostly past results that get them to higher levels of competition, not anything else. Contrast this with wrestling. That is a show. There are always tweaks to the rules in these sports to make them interesting but not to the blatant disadvantage of one competitor. Imagine if they made Tiger Woods play an extra hole all those years. That's what this feels like.
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- kube-system 5y ago
  > In a show there is casting. In a sport there is not. All members in good standing have to qualify. Team sports often have “try-outs”. They also often have complex rules for selecting participants which have nothing to do with skill.
- chrismcb 5y ago
  Pro sports definitely has casting. It isn't run quite the same way as casting for a movie or show, but there are definitely similarities. Pro sports are entertainment.