“Who is the f****** judge?” – Swiss skier Fanny Smith furious on medal snub at Beijing Olympics

“Who is the f****** judge?” – Swiss skier Fanny Smith furious on medal snub at Beijing Olympics

Fanny Smith

Switzerland’s star skier Fanny Smith didn’t shy away from expressing her anger at the judge’s decision to award her a yellow card in the women’s ski cross final. This resulted in causing her to drop off the podium at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

The incident took place during the last stage of the final, when Canadian Marielle Thompson appeared to land on Smith’s skis, pushing her into the slower line… However, the latter managed to stay on her feet in third place by spreading her skis. They ended up clashing with fourth-placed Daniela Maier, causing Maier to wobble.

Sweden’s Sandra Naeslund, outside the drama, finished first, with Thompson in second and Smith in third on the podium. But the Swiss was handed over a yellow card and was disqualified for destabilising Maier on the final jump.

“This is a joke! Really?!” 

Fanny Smith at Beijing 2022
Fanny Smith at Beijing 2022

The German said after discovering Smith was handed a yellow card: “What? What? What? No! No, no, no, no, no! This was correct! This was totally normal skiing.”

Smith (later): “I had to do it like this because Marielle was in between.”

Judge: “We had a look at it…“

Smith: “No! This is a joke!”

Smith again later: “But who is the f****** judge? This is a joke! Really?!”

Judge: “We looked at it several times, you go too far with your ski…“

Smith: “But this wasn’t on purpose! My ski was on the edge. Does this judge know how to ski? They have no idea.”

Maier: “No… this is unfair.”

Smith: “Look, she also says this is unfair. We are the riders! That’s totally wrong.”

Maier: “This is s***”

Smith: “That’s not correct.”

Judge: “I can’t change anything about it.”

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