Becks wrote:It doesn't actually matter if he gained time or not - cheating isn't only cheating if you benefit from it
It was ambiguous. Not cheating.
WrongRoute wrote:Street wrote:But the athletes racing head to head against him were fine with the result. They accepted that it was not clear on the map if the wall was crossable and that he had not gained a significant amount of time from the route and therefore he deserved his victory.
Ah but you have to remember that vital and funding providing BUCs points could be gained if a complaint was upheld. So who really cares about sportsmanship or athletes opinions.
Orienteering is the best sport in the world for sportsmanship. WOC 2009 relay as example 1.