NorthernLite
10-04-2002, 05:22 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/04/sports/othersports/04SKAT.html
Finally -- more skaters and coaches speaking out. But Jon Jackson reports how he too has been reprimanded for his public comments.
Info on future tests of the new scoring (the non 6.0) system.
Also says that the secret/anonymous judging procedure to be used at SA will feature a 7 from 9 setup (not the 7 or 9 out of 14).
EXCERPTS:
This secrecy troubles many in the skating community, especially because the impetus for changing the scoring system was the suspicion of collusion between the Russian and French skating federations .....
...in the past, the judges met immediately after an event to discuss the scores and the skaters. It was considered a valuable time for judges to learn more about scoring. If no one knows who scored what, those discussions become meaningless.
...(Jon) Jackson said that the I.S.U. and the United States Figure Skating Association have tried to "intimidate" him for publicly voicing his concerns.
A letter from the skating union to Jackson, obtained by The New York Times, addressed problems that the organization had with comments Jackson made on a Canadian Web site.
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Several skaters, including former Olympians, are frustrated at their lack of involvement at the I.S.U. level. They believe skaters should have more input in such changes.....
Finally -- more skaters and coaches speaking out. But Jon Jackson reports how he too has been reprimanded for his public comments.
Info on future tests of the new scoring (the non 6.0) system.
Also says that the secret/anonymous judging procedure to be used at SA will feature a 7 from 9 setup (not the 7 or 9 out of 14).
EXCERPTS:
This secrecy troubles many in the skating community, especially because the impetus for changing the scoring system was the suspicion of collusion between the Russian and French skating federations .....
...in the past, the judges met immediately after an event to discuss the scores and the skaters. It was considered a valuable time for judges to learn more about scoring. If no one knows who scored what, those discussions become meaningless.
...(Jon) Jackson said that the I.S.U. and the United States Figure Skating Association have tried to "intimidate" him for publicly voicing his concerns.
A letter from the skating union to Jackson, obtained by The New York Times, addressed problems that the organization had with comments Jackson made on a Canadian Web site.
.....
Several skaters, including former Olympians, are frustrated at their lack of involvement at the I.S.U. level. They believe skaters should have more input in such changes.....