24 September 2012

Sean McColl brought his Ipad and phone into isolation

Sean McColl the President of the Athlete representatives blogs about the red card that was given to the World Champion Jakob Schubert as he checked the clock on his mobile as he was in the isolation. In the live-streaming Sean said the red cart was "ridiculous" and that he should have been given a yellow card instead. Sean admits in his blog that he both brought an iPad as well as a phone in the isolation but they were turned off. "In my mind, if the phone is off and in your bag and no one sees it, then there is no point in having to turn it in... On top of that, 50% of people in isolation have a phone that is also OFF." In his blog, Sean has changed his mind after reading the rule saying that, "the judges were in 100% within their power in issuing the red card." I think Sean is a unfair towards Jakob as he also had turned off the communication possibilities as his phone were in flight mode. Jakob's violation should in practice be valued in the same way as Sean's. Further more, as the judges have never given any yellow card for bringing in turned off mobiles, in practice it is allowed to bring your mobile as long as you are not using it for communication. Also Jorg Verhoeven confirms this on Facebook, "Judges have been turning a blind eye to electronics in iso since years, so the decision seems hard this time..."
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