Twenty years after its introduction, video review is shaping at least a quarter of all short-track races at the Beijing Games
On the Beijing Olympics’ first night of short-track speedskating, the U.S. mixed relay team had plenty of cause to celebrate after a qualifying heat. Then it didn’t. Team China, meanwhile, was devastated, until it suddenly wasn’t. The race had been over for several minutes, but only one person in the arena knew the actual result.
That would be the International Skating Union Official in a tie and jacket and ice skates who was staring at a monitor by the side of the rink. And upon further review, the U.S. was out. China was through to the final.
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