UltraDude wrote:
Didn't she step on the line on a straightaway? If so, then she actually ran EXTRA distance. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. If she stepped on the line on a turn then she would be running LESS distance and subject to disqualification. But I would vote for a rule that allows some discretion on the part of the race officials and a variety of possible penalties including a time penalty rather than only a disqualification or nothing.
No, it was on the curve entering the home straight. One of the commentators mentioned it. She obviously momentarily lost balance and didn't gain anything from it.