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- Jan 10, 2017
I remember the programme with visible mistake (Papadakis/Cizeron) when after end of the programme i forgot the mistake happened, so i could possibly give 10 for that performance because my mind didn't registered the problem at all. Its a possible human mistake in cognition all judges (as a human) be prone to..
Except with the current guidelines you are suggested not to even give that a score over 9 on certain PCS categories.
This also makes me wonder about something. If skater/pair A does a 'serious mistake' but would otherwise be a skater with skills to get high 9s, would the new suggested PCS guidelines of not giving over certain scores impact them more than a high 8s type of skater who also did a 'serious mistake' but for which there's no suggested drop in PCS categories? One would be getting low 9s for that serious mistake but the other might not get as steep a drop in their usual scores since there's no specified guideline there.
Edit: We might see PCS stop being differentiating if there's an error from a top skater/pair, if judges take the guidelines to heart.