Summary
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan saw widespread criticism of figure skating scoring due to perceived bias by judges. Data showed that judges often gave higher scores to skaters from their own countries, raising questions about fairness.
Key Facts
- The controversy involved judging at the 2026 Winter Olympics in figure skating.
- Data showed 30 out of 36 judges in the short program gave higher scores to skaters from their own countries.
- In the long program, 25 of 29 judges also showed this bias, with even higher scores.
- Skaters were scored by judges from their country 100 times, with a majority receiving some of their top scores from these judges.
- An International Skating Union spokesperson said different scores are normal due to judges' perspectives.
- Mechanisms are supposed to ensure fairness in judging.
- U.S. skater Amber Glenn and pair Madison Chock and Evan Bates experienced controversial judging.
