In the gymnastics world, the biggest fans have a joke when they have questions about the scores they’re seeing: Is Carol judging? Carol is the Karen of gymnastics scoring, making decisions that onlookers don’t necessary agree with. It’s a popular term among those who follow N.C.A.A. gymnastics, where routines with obvious errors score very high, even perfect 10s. To be fair, the scores here haven’t been particularly Carol-ish.
There's more cheering than you’d expect in a stadium without fans. Members of delegations, Olympics staffers and volunteers are letting out big cheers whenever anyone nails an impressive routine.