White pixels wrote:
snooper wrote:Unfortunately you can't say for certain if those pixels are her bib or the track; the pixels appear whiter than both.
A suggestion for the future: don't use white bib numbers. Obviously they blend in with the white of the finish line. In a case like this, it could have helped determine the team.
No,those white pixels in front of the line are clearly not from the track. The track pixels are darker than the bib pixels. My opinion is that the runner in Lane 1 was the winner of this race.
To throw a further monkey wrench into the discussion I believe that the finish line is illegal. I was just watching the womens final again and if you have an opportunity take a look at the finish line. The lines are painted approximately 2" wide, with the survey placing the finish line of the front edge of the line. At the intersection of each lane line with the finish line a 2" x 2" square is created, which is pained black. That black square creates the black line images that you see on any finish photo. IAAF rules now stipulate that the black portion may not be wider than 20 cm on the front side, ensuring that the finish line image is, in fact, on the front edge. A portion of that black square should have been covered by white tape. When the race is that close is could make a difference. Now, there is a very small amount of blue color bleeding onto the white finish line image; that is indicative of the camera being in the front edge of the line from an inside camera placement; the blue pixel of a FinishLynx camera is on the right edge.