<**** with the rules, sail exchanges, etc etc to get the desired outcome was disgusting.
USOC's recommendation is to short-circuit the absurd appeals process by getting interested parties in the room for the first inning - that, IMO, makes it much more likely that better "facts" are found and that the process will take less time.
No, I think the USOC knows that the US Olympic was cheating.... has been cheating and has reputation for trying to manipulate the game to get the results that US Olympic has wanted. Cat sailors have been going to USOC for redress for the BS Olympic selection process for at least TWO cycles. How many of the trials could be argued were won or lost in the protest room (Tornado's, Boards, 470's). It's absurd and this is USOC's attempt to fix the problem with a process.
I also think that, since we pretty much all know each other, some of the things said in the closed hearings would be self-censored.
