How to detect nationalism in winter-sport judges
Even the ostensibly impartial seem susceptible
I MAGINE HURLING yourself down a slope on skis for 100 metres—then running out of ground. You must drop into the frigid air, glide at a speed of 90kmph for five seconds, and somehow land gracefully 100 metres downhill. Winning a gold medal for ski jumping requires fearlessness, a quality very much in keeping with Olympian ideals. But some athletes may be helped by biased judging, which is not.
This article appeared in the Graphic detail section of the print edition under the headline “Who will judge the judges?”
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