New Zealand kayaker Mike Dawson penalized by judge _(his mother!) at Olympics - Polidicks

[quote]New Zealand kayaker Mike Dawson made the semifinals of the kayak slalom at the Olympics despite being given a 2-second penalty by a judge — his mother, Kay. Everyone from Olympic sailing to swimming to track and field is trying to use technology to get ahead. Dawson touched gate five when going down the 18-gate Olympic course Sunday, and his mother didn’t hesitate to penalize her son. It was one of two 2-second penalties Dawson received, but he still advanced to Wednesday’s semis. Dawson joked in an email to The Associated Press that he was tempted to get his coach to file a protest “about that particular judge.” It would have made dinner time at the Dawsons even more awkward. His coach is his father, Les. “That would’ve had all sorts of ramifications after the Olympics, and besides, I like mum’s cooking too much!” Dawson wrote Monday in his email to the AP. Dawson added that his mother’s penalty “definitely dispels any hint of bias and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” “Fortunately it was definitely a genuine touch, and of course she called it right, as I’d expect her to ... though I’ll be trying my hardest to keep mum unoccupied in my semifinal run,” he said. Dawson qualified eighth out of the 15 kayakers who made the semis. He is at his first Olympics, while Kay his mother was also a judge at the 2008 Beijing Games. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.[/quote] [url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/new-zealand-kayaker-mike-dawson-penalized-by-his-mother-_-a-judge-_-at-olympics/2012/07/30/gJQAmmjHLX_story.html[/url] [img]http://i44.tinypic.com/bgocyd.gif[/img]

Poor Mike, he's pathetic at the olympics too!

[QUOTE]“That would’ve had all sorts of ramifications after the Olympics, and besides, I like mum’s cooking too much!"[/QUOTE] Yeah, Mike, we all love your mother's specialty of cooked steam.

If you're curious, Rocknight came first in the kayaking event. For what nation is the problem, since he wasn't even officially competing.

His mom was a judge? Talk about a conflict of interest.

He is lucky it wasn't throw-the-ring-around-the-pole.

He's gonna come in eighth in the Ring Toss event too. [QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;37012539]He is lucky it wasn't throw-the-ring-around-the-pole.[/QUOTE] damn

hey, ya missed pal

[quote]Dawson touched gate five when going down the 18-gate Olympic course Sunday[/quote] Hey you missed pal!

[QUOTE=Negrul1;37012551]Hey you missed pal![/QUOTE] Actually, for once it seems that he haven't.

[QUOTE=gufu;37012566]Actually, for once it seems that he haven't.[/QUOTE] He missed the gap. Kinda. Shhh.

he probably wasn't too worried about getting things perfect. he just needs a medal so he can use it to shut down power to a giant cyborg baby with a rocket launcher so he can sneak into the dark world concession stand

He'll be meditating in the bathroom for weeks after this.

I'm missing so many jokes in this thread

[QUOTE=Andokool12;37012829]I'm missing so many jokes in this thread[/QUOTE] Feel like watching 6 hours of a terrible adventure game? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca6PZF660i4[/media]

BillyMC went on to win the finals

Saw this in newspaper. He still made it to semi-finals so who cares?

[QUOTE=RichyZ;37013097]jacobmc won the finals and got the olympic big mac billy got his leftovers[/QUOTE] Billy has to share with Jacob AND thelimepopsicle.

while playing the most dull NES game of all time

Two seconds for touching the gate, another second for not tucking your shirt in, half a second for not clipping your nails before you went out to the track today, and ten seconds for not calling your mother like you promised to. And don't talk back to me, young man, or you will have hell to pay when we get home.

i think when he gets home he should go and stand in the bathroom to think about what he's achieved.

[QUOTE=MIPS;37012499]His mom was a judge? Talk about a conflict of interest.[/QUOTE] My father is an engineering professor at my University, and my little sister is in some of his classes (He's Civil Engineering, She's Chem Eng) - and generally what happened in this article is what goes, you come down harder on your progeny to dispell any hint of bias.

I always thought this wasn't allowed, in case the person related gave them a better score.

he was confirmed to have a cybernetic kayak

this is the greatest piece of journalism ever