The Fiasco of Ice Skating Judges

Fascinating!!!

I’m a huge fan of figure skating (the ongoing blight of Michelle Kwan notwithstanding) but I’m also not blind to the fact that the judging “system” and the scoring “system” is kray-kray to the nth degree. A really interesting (and, naturally, UN-biased) essay. Good work.

Daisuke Takahashi’s Short Program in the clip below – the one mentioned in the article. Takahashi is a rock star. The Mick Jagger of ice skating. Phenomenal.


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  1. The panoply of “shallow elitism” here in the past couple days amazes even me

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