As expected, Shao Bin’s appeal was denied. From FIG:
On August 19, 2011, the FIG Disciplinary Commission announced its decision with regard to Chinese judge Mr Shao Bin, found guilty of fraud at the 2010 Asian Games. Shao Bin has seen his judging brevet downgraded to a category four, and will be responsible for covering the CHF 7,200 in legal costs.
The events date back to the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou (CHN) in November 2010. During the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Floor Final, Chinese Difficulty judge Mr Shao Bin altered an Execution score prior to posting without notifying either the judge in charge of Execution or the Superior Jury. His action made it possible for Chinese gymnast Zhang Chenglong to step into first, rather than his rightful second, place, and ultimately tie for first with Kim Soo Myun of Korea. …
The tie may have been correct. But difficulty judges cannot alter execution scores.
The sanction is minimal, however. … I’m still baffled at what happened.
Adrian Stoica, FIG Men’s Technical Committee President and President of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, served as FIG technical representative during the 2010 Asian Games. He was responsible for signing off on the results of that meet. Why wasn’t this error caught at the time?
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Note: Shao Bin judged Chinese Nationals / Trials for Worlds.
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