How to understand the figure skating scoring system

As the women’s free skate Thursday night begins to wrap up the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, all eyes will be on Russians Alina Zagitova and Yevgenia Medvedeva from the OAR Team.

The skaters sit in the top two slots with 82.92 and 81.61 points, respectively, following Tuesday’s short program. The highest placed American is Mirai Nagasu, who’s in ninth place with 66.92 points.

Before any medals are handed out, though, the figure skaters will be scored and judged in what can feel like a confusing system. It’s certainly not simple. Judges take into account everything from artistry to presentation (those costumes mean something), how well rotated a spin is, and how the skater landed from a jump. Read more…

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