US skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin crashes out of the alpine combined slalom at the Winter Olympics
Now, another Olympic skating controversy has gripped die-hard and casual fans alike.for the banned substance trimetazidineValieva was allowed to compete for more gold in the Olympic women's individual figure skating event. Her routine for the free skate — the final portion of the women's competition — features quadruple jumps that are untouchable by most of her competitors.
In 2004, the International Skating Union ditched the subjective"6.0" scoring system for the more rubric-based International Judging System that gives certain base points for jumps depending on their degree of difficulty and how many times the skater rotates in the air. After each jump, skaters can gain or lose points from the base value depending on the grade of execution — how well or poorly they executed the jump., which rewards artistry and skating skills between jumps.
But in recent years, skaters have been able to win competitions largely due to points racked up from jumping — with quadruple jumps playing a larger role in men's and women's skating.In women's figure skating, athletes perform two routines: the short program, which is about 2 minutes and 40 seconds long, and the free skate, which is about 4 minutes long.
With the current scoring system, jumps performed in the second half of the free skate can get a 10% bonus because it's more difficult to perform them on tired legs.
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