Figure skating judges get a 10 for duplicity

Scoring reforms after 2002 actually increased favoritism and dirty deals

CONTESTED CONTEST  Allegations that a handful of judges agreed beforehand to rank this Russian figure skating pair first at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City influenced later scoring reforms. Those reforms have backfired, a new study finds.

Associated Press

At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, figure skating judges’ impartiality may tumble hard to the ice.