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One thing all fans should note: There is no ART in the PC scores. They are component scores to the technical already scored. You figure?
Not exaclty. The TES (total element scores), and their attendant GOEs, are for three things only: jumps, spins, and footwork/spirals.
The first two PCSs, skating skills and transitions, are where skaters get points for their technique on other aspects of skating, such as steps, turns, stroking, ice coverage and moves in the field like split jumps and Ina Bauers between highlight elements. These things are "technical" but they have not already been graded in the TES (only jumps, spins and footwork/spirals are.)
The "art" -- I know you don't like that word, so let's say "perfpormance" -- aspects of the program are scored separately in the last three Program Component Scores: Performance/execution, choreography and interpretation.
As I read Lambiel's complaint, it is that the judges tend to give the same scores across the board. If the CoP were working right, we would see more skaters geting 5.25 in skating skills but 7.75 in choreography, if that was apporpriate for a particular performance. But that isn't happening.
Lambiel: I still don’t understand how they call components: Usually all the marks in the components are almost the same. It’s not logical!
Instead of really judging the quality of a skater's performance, Stephane is saying that the judges are cheating by using the Component Scores to hold up their favorites and hold down the ones they don't like.
Lambiel: (Even though I have benefitted sometimes) you can’t use components to push up someone and to put down someone else!
It happens also when some non-famous skater performs a very good program and doesn’t get components he deserves only because he is not famous. This is why I don’t like this system, because it’s easier to cheat with it.
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