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The Olympic Coin Toss Is Going to Go According to Plan

The Olympic Coin Toss Is Going to Go According to Plan

The United States Track & Field has admitted there’s no real procedure in place for what to do about last Saturday’s Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore, where two competitors— Jeneba Tarmoh and Allyson Felix—tied for exactly third place. So, obviously, they decided the fair thing to do would be to get the two athletes together have them race again to see who’s faster. Just kidding, the winner will be decided by coin toss. But not just any coin toss. The USTF released this 387-word description of exactly how to flip a coin, because you never want to leave anything about a coin toss to chance …

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