The 2012 London Summer Olympics Thread

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Originally Posted by firstdown

Half the kids performing on the stage are around the age 15 so is that really a big deal? The story is very short on details. Like how long did they go over the second.

It went about 2 seconds. It's no different if there was 1 second on the clock and a team shot a basket after 5 seconds have transpired and the clock didn't start. Imagine the Skins losing the Super Bowl on 1 second TD pass all because the clock guy didn't start it. That's about the equivalent here, and a huge fail on the IOC for not correcting the mistake. It's not even close.


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Come on FD. A 15 year old participating in the event and a 15 year judging the event or participating in operating a clock is another story. Really? /facepalm