Paul Hamm to Keep Gold Medal

**KKCondrey** · 10-21-2004, 10:21 AM

After all the controversy this has stirred up I am glad it is finally over for him. I bet its been a long 2 months for him.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

**lucy979** · 10-21-2004, 10:27 AM

I am so happy for him! He deserves that medal!

**KKCondrey** · 10-21-2004, 10:33 AM

Me to Laci. I heard them talking about it on the radio this morning and they said they verdict would ba announced mid morning so I had been checking back and forth to see what happened.

**Ellise** · 10-21-2004, 11:25 AM

I'm glad also. I thought it was unfair to try to take it in the first place

**guest2** · 10-21-2004, 11:49 AM

I'm glad he gets to keep it. I also think they should issue a second gold medal to the other gymnast though who lost it according to a scoring mistake on the judges part.

**sixfreds** · 10-21-2004, 03:04 PM

I am glad he got to keep it.
I think he is the only one who should have a gold for that, he won fair and square.
I feel bad that the other gymanist didn't get a gold metal but that is what happened and Paul Hamm shouldn't be punished for a judges mistake.

I agree with what the panel said "An error identified with the benefit of hindsight, whether admitted or not, cannot be a ground for reversing a result of a competition,"

I am glad he gets to be the gold metalist I think he deserves it!!
Eileen