I am sure those of you who watched the woman's snowboard cross the last Winter Olympics recall an incident in the final round. Lindsey Jacobellis, representing the
This year, Lindsey came out ready for revenge. And once again she failed to win gold, let alone make it to the metal round. She lost control and hit a gate off of a jump and was automatically disqualified. Similar to many other Olympians, Jacobellis just did not have luck on her side. Do the Olympics really demonstrate who the greatest winter athletes are in the world? Do not get me wrong, everyone at the Olympics is very talented, but could the medalist just be the ones with the lucky run?
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There is definently a certain amount of luck in any sport, but the athletes competing at the winter olympics are the best athletes in the world--and one person winning over another might be luck to some degree, but their talent should also be credited. It may not have been pure bad luck that she lost control and hit a gate, maybe a slightly more experienced snowboarder could have avoided the gate, but then again maybe not.
I think that there are many factors that determine which athletes medal at the Olympics, and luck is definitely one of them. Maybe nine times out of ten, Lindsey Jacobellis doesn't hit the gate off a jump, but when it counted she did. I'm not saying she did, but maybe she put so much pressure on herself to avenge what happened to her last Olympics that she choked. Professional athletes get so much pressure put on them either by themselves or others that only the ones that can overcome any distractions achieve their goals.
Despite the fact that this post doesn't even mention the politics of the Olympics, despite this being a political blog, I may as well tell me thoughts on the subject.
There is always luck in competitions. In who does well in their final runs, but also who happens to be in top form throughout the championships and get good runs then. But despite that, you certainly have to among the best in the world to make it as far as the Olympics.
I'm of the opinion that the medal is a nice thing to be trying for, but anyone who can get to the Olypmics should be respected equally. Possibly excepting those who win multiple medals, especially if they do so over the course of multiple Olympic games, as by doing so they overcome at least to some extent the luck factor.
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