judging

Will this discipline have to wear masks, gloves and not be closer than 6 feet apart? What happens to lifts and throw jumps? Remember in some communities, being closer than 6 feet to someone in public is considered a crime. Therefore, these disciplines may go away. What do you think?

How Figure Skating Judges May Have Shaped The Olympic Podium An analysis by BuzzFeed News shows that judges displayed a strong preference for skaters from the same country at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and that it may have made a difference in a gold medal finish...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/johntemplon/in-bitter-ice-dancing-rivalry-judges-favor-their-own?utm_term=.bgN44yeQJ#.xnQeeOjAa Another good analysis from BuzzFeed that underscores how political Ice Dance judging can be. I did take exception to them saying that Bobrova/Soloviev were the favorites for...

If someone fell on the ice right before they were about to skate a program before the music started, or after the program was over and the skater fell on the ice as he or she was about to leave the ice, would a judge take a 1.0 deduction for a fall in either case?