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- Aug 26, 2017
Did anyone notice that back in the early days of IJS, judges were very conservative when it came to GOE's and PCS?
Looking at the 2007 World Championships, well executed elements got +1's with the occasional +2 GOE. No skater got a
PCS score above an 8. Last season practically every top lady was showered with +3 GOE and 9.5's in PCS. Were judges conservative back then because the system was new? Or did ISU push the judges to inflate GOE's for higher world records and therefore more media coverage?
Which brings me to the big question: Since the +5/-5 GOE system is considered a radical change by ISU (based on the fact that old records are now considered "historical"), will judges be conservative like they were at the start of IJS? Will we be seeing mostly +1's and +2's with the occasional +4's and +5's? Or will judges continue the inflated GOE train?
Looking at the 2007 World Championships, well executed elements got +1's with the occasional +2 GOE. No skater got a
PCS score above an 8. Last season practically every top lady was showered with +3 GOE and 9.5's in PCS. Were judges conservative back then because the system was new? Or did ISU push the judges to inflate GOE's for higher world records and therefore more media coverage?
Which brings me to the big question: Since the +5/-5 GOE system is considered a radical change by ISU (based on the fact that old records are now considered "historical"), will judges be conservative like they were at the start of IJS? Will we be seeing mostly +1's and +2's with the occasional +4's and +5's? Or will judges continue the inflated GOE train?