Throwing Matches at the Olympics

[JamesCH95]

In FRC, situations like 6v0 are a concrete strategy to gain an advantage in the standings, seed higher, and ultimately play weaker teams in eliminations. It is the same as the Badminton situation in my eyes. The difference is that it is considered "creative strategy" in FRC and considered "illegal" in the Olympics.

IMO the Olympic games should be bracketed to encourage every team to win to gain an advantage. If losing makes it ultimately easier to get a gold then there is a design flaw in the bracketing structure, but I don't think teams should be penalized for it because it is a sound strategy, if un-sportsman-like.