I don’t believe a word of any of this, especially because of the unsourced line “From Reddit.”
However, even if you were to lose every speck of skepticism the internet should have trained you to have, I still wouldn’t care because that’s fucking funny and the Olympics aren’t serious business.
From what I could find, her husband’s name is Samuel Free and I can’t find his name listed on either the AusBreaking or DanceSport Australia websites.
Maybe some Lemmy sleuths can find something to confirm that something nefarious was going on here, but to me it just looks like the idea that her qualification was rigged is just a Reddit rumour. If anything, it looks more likely that she participated in a closed qualification system that didn’t allow for the best competitors to show up
Either way, I’m unsurprised that at least one contestant (especially in a subjective event) seemed like an odd pick the first time the event was held at the Olympics.
I don’t believe a word of any of this, especially because of the unsourced line “From Reddit.”
However, even if you were to lose every speck of skepticism the internet should have trained you to have, I still wouldn’t care because that’s fucking funny and the Olympics aren’t serious business.
That’s totally fair. I added a disclaimer to be a little safer in case it’s totally wrong.
There’s no mention of any of this in an article about how she qualified. In fact, you can go and watch her qualifications on YouTube and it looks like she did 1v1 battles against some mediocre opposition and won each time.
From what I could find, her husband’s name is Samuel Free and I can’t find his name listed on either the AusBreaking or DanceSport Australia websites.
Maybe some Lemmy sleuths can find something to confirm that something nefarious was going on here, but to me it just looks like the idea that her qualification was rigged is just a Reddit rumour. If anything, it looks more likely that she participated in a closed qualification system that didn’t allow for the best competitors to show up
Either way, I’m unsurprised that at least one contestant (especially in a subjective event) seemed like an odd pick the first time the event was held at the Olympics.