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Omega finally releases Phelps photo sequence

By ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer
Aug 23, 11:53 am EDT

BEIJING (AP)—It really was that close between Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic.

Official timekeeper Omega released a digital photo sequence of last week’s riveting 100-meter butterfly finish at the Olympics—and it’s still not clear to the naked eye just who won.

However, according to Omega timer Silvio Chianese, the results are clear.

“In the third set of images, with Phelps on the left, it is clear he is really pushing hard, while Cavic, on the right, is just arriving,” Chianese told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Phelps (left) and Cavic (right). ​

Last week’s victory gave Phelps his seventh gold medal of the games, tying him with Mark Spitz for most golds in a single Olympics. A day later, Phelps won his eighth gold as a member of the United States’ 400 medley relay squad.

Phelps’ time of 50.58 seconds was confirmed after a review down to the 10-thousandth of a second; Cavic’s time was 50.59.
A posebna priča je Omegina brzina i ekspeditivnost kada je riječ o objavljivanju ovih fotosa!!!! Ljudi isplivali bazen za ispod munut, a oficijelni mjerilac vremena sedam treba bruku vremena od cijele sedmice da pokaže fotose???
I šta sad??? Šta ovi odvojeni fotosi pojašnjavaju??? Jedino da je Omega upala u sran.e i da je pod presingom FINA da po principu "daj šta daš" pokaže bilo šta što bi ih sve skupa čupalo iz goleme već evidentne bruke!!!
Ako je na konferenciji za štampu iz na zahtjev novinara da im se predoči fotofiniš, komentar iz FINA bio tipa "šta će vam to", otkud sad, nakon bruka dana odjednom tako nagla potreba da se maše nekakvim odvojenim fotkama pristizanja plivača na cilj???
Sad bi , jel', trebalo svi da klimamo glavom na OVE "argumente" i OVOLIKU naglu potrebu pojašnjavanja nečega što je u prvom momentu bilo onako "neosporno"??


Chianese explained that it requires 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) of pressure to activate the touchpad.

“Any less and waves would set it off,” Chianese said. “You can’t just put your fingertips on the pad, you really have to push it. We explained all this directly after the race to (Cavic) and his coach.”

Phelps (left) and Cavic. ​

The photos were taken by Omega cameras placed directly above the finish line, slightly angled to include two lanes in each photo.

Chianese said the touchpad is the primary source to determine the race winner, while the photos can only be used as backup material.

“We mainly use the photos for relays, to determine disqualifications if someone dives in before a teammate touches,” he said. “This is the only sport where athletes don’t cross the finish line. The athlete stops.

“For us, it was clear five minutes after.”

Serbia coach Kapor Mladen filed an appeal but accepted the results after reviewing the photos immediately after the race.

FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu had been pressing Omega, one of Phelps’ sponsors, to release the images for several days.

Phelps (left) and Cavic. ​

“This is very simple. Our sport is about which athlete stops the time by pushing the touchpad,” he said. “Omega can’t stop the time.

“In our sport we don’t have photo finishes like in athletics. In our sport, it’s who touches first. Water is a different element.”

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/be...ug=ap-swm-phelpsphotofinish&prov=ap&type=lgns

I ove odvojene fotografije uslikane, jedna u odnosu na drugu, iz potpuno suprotnih uglova bi kao trebalo da budu Omegin ozbiljan argument za Felpsovo zlato???
Pa tek na njima situacija postaje još smrdljivija!!!

Čak i na ovim predočenim fotkama jasno je da su sve tri uslikane u fazi dok Čavić izranja iz vode (a cilj je dotakao prije toga) dok na prvoj Felps tek "naskakuje" u talas neposredno uoči kontakta sa senzorom!!!

Uostalom, uvećajte i sami ovaj fotos pa provjerite, dal' je Čavić već na njemu bio završio trku: