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I don't have a dog in this fight, but some things are just common sense. Here are one judge's marks for Adelina's long program.
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
-1
+3
+3
+3
+3
+2
+3
9.50
9.50
9.75
9.75
9.75
That is an insult to the concept of "judging." If I were that judge, I would, immediately after the contest, rush over to the skater, give her a big hug, and shout, "We did it! We did it!"
http://vimeo.com/89457478
3 minutes 30 seconds was all it took if you check out the Italian commentary footage.
See towards end of the clip. Alla is with another replacement judge there, possibly Helene Cucuphat of France? Someone confirm or deny please.
It is perhaps no coincidence BOTH of them were also on the judge panel responsible for Sotnikova's 9 points PCS inflation at European Championships, along with Julia's PCS inflation. Both judged them here again at Sochi for another round of huge PCS inflation. The only way to build momentum in PCS is to have the same pair of judges artificial boost it through out the season or their career.
I bet at least one of them were responsible for Kim's
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8.5
7.75 (!!)
8.75
8.25
8.75
I found Cucuphat judged Adelina 3 times at her most important career wins including the Olympics. Must be nice to have her own personal judge. She judged Adelina and Yulia before at World Junior 2012 (they placed 3rd and 1st) along with the 3rd replacement judge from Estonia Zanna Kulik. 2 same judges responsible for their biggest career wins, judged them here again at Sochi.
Cucuphat also judged Adelina at Junior worlds 2011 where Adelina gained her Junior World Title - Her most prestigious title so far, apart from Sochi Olympics.
Mathematically you need at least 2 judges on the panel plus the technical judge to swing the score under IJS. 4 will seal it for sure. To put all the controversy to rest, ISU can simply revealed all the scoring from the judges and prove they have nothing to hide and that there are no biases. The reason they won't is obvious. The current system is faulty because only ISU (or those on the inner circle) knows their track history and scoring trends, so they have enough knowledge to determine a likely outcome if they choose it. Without anonymity, the judges are forced to act honest and fair.
I actually wonder if this has been planned for a while now looking back on all these rules and points changes post Vancouver that seems to point to one thing, to disadvantage the one without the 3loop and good techniques. Considering 4 years later, the sole reason Kim lost despite skated flawlessly turned out to be: she does not do 3loop. Must be sweet to take revenge on Kim, since without her, Russia may have their 3 spots and podium 1, 2, 3.