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dilanesp
02-24-2018, 07:38 AM
Thought you guys might enjoy this one. It actually seems like an optical illusion:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/photo-finish-show-south-korean-snowboarder-actually-losing-062545852.html
wisconsin
02-24-2018, 08:09 PM
The angle is from just past the line. Not an entirely accurate photo.
sammy the sage
02-24-2018, 08:30 PM
Reminds me of the "Beholden" photo 2 yrs ago in the breeder's cup...you'll NEVER convince me she won that race...funny thing is...didn't even have a dime on the race...still....just hate total BS photo's ...:puke:
PaceAdvantage
02-24-2018, 09:34 PM
just hate total BS photo's ...:puke:No such thing buddy. Not in the modern age anyway.
PointGiven
02-24-2018, 10:04 PM
Years ago when I first started, it was with greyhounds. One the back of the programs at this particular track they had 3 drawn pictures of a photo finish titled " don't let the angle fool you.

The 3 pics where outside winning, dead heat and inside winning depending on the angle. Didn't take me long to wonder if they had 3 cameras and used the pic they wanted.
PaceAdvantage
02-24-2018, 10:27 PM
Yeah, probably...
dilanesp
02-25-2018, 01:26 PM
More fun from the Olympics. There was a clear timing error in the women's downhill- a medalist's splits went from "leading" to "more than a second down" to "leading" again, and NOBODY from Omega, which has had the timing contract since 1932, will admit a mistake was made. Sounds a LOT like horse racing.

It is near the end of this story:

https://slate.com/culture/2018/02/nbcs-brilliant-coverage-of-the-womens-downhill-was-olympics-television-at-its-best.html