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I was going with what was being said: that the video stills of Pendleton in front of Varnish was the evidence of Varnish not having done her full lap as Pendleton is in front at the point where the lap is counted, being the line on the track which was the opposite line to the finish one (end of straight).
That was the image being splatted on the screen and debated, and if that image is at the point when Varnish should still have been in front then yes... Pendleton was in front and it was black and white.
The same image and line was the one that was examined for the Chinese incident. And at that point there were three frames of video constantly being jogged back and forth that showed the Chinese side by side on that line. Hence... if the issue is "person A in front of person B on this line", then the Chinese were side by side and there is no accurate enough data that was broadcast to suggest any different.
I don't profess to know the UCI rules. I watch and enjoy the sport, and when the UCI rules get involved I listen to whatever they are this time around and roll my eyes. But I do take them for what they say they are and make my own mind up based on what's on the screen.