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What if...
Final competition results were still based on the ordinal system...
Specific to the Men's competition...
Assumptions used:
1) ACTUAL COMPETITION RESULTS - BASED ON COP:
2) AWARDING ORDINALS ACCORDING TO PLACEMENT IN SP (worth ⅓) & FP (worth ⅔):
3) CALCULATING TOTAL COMPETITION ORDINALS:
4) AWARDING OVERALL 'ORD' PLACEMENT (ACCORDING TO TOTAL ORDINALS):
5) COMPARING THE OVERALL 'COP' PLACEMENT ~V.S.~ 'ORD' PLACEMENT:
6) COMPARING THE 'COP' vs. 'ORD' TOP-10 (Both listed in order of 1st-10th):
Answers:
Would we have had the same gold, silver and bronze medalists?
7) THE COMPLETE DATA TABLE (NO HIDDEN DATA)
Final competition results were still based on the ordinal system...
Specific to the Men's competition...
- Would we have had the same gold, silver and bronze medalists?
- Would the top-10 men have finished in the same order?
- Would the US men have earned 3 spots to the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships?
Assumptions used:
- Ordinals for the SP and FP were awarded based on the skater's placement (according to the current COP system)
- Total ordinals are based on ⅓ for the SP placement, and ⅔ for the FP placement.
- Only the top-10 skaters (Men) were used in this hypothetical scenario.
1) ACTUAL COMPETITION RESULTS - BASED ON COP:
COP | (⅓) | (⅔) | Ttl. | Ord | ||||
Pl. | Name | Country | SP | Ord | FP | Ord | Ord | Pl. |
1[SUP]st[/SUP] | Javier FERNANDEZ | ESP | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 2 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 2 | 4 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] |
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | Yuzuru HANYU | JPN | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 1 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 4 | 5 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] |
3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | Boyang JIN | CHN | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 5 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 6 | 11 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] |
4[SUP]th[/SUP] | Mikhail KOLYADA | RUS | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 6 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 10 | 16 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] |
5[SUP]th[/SUP] | Patrick CHAN | CAN | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 3 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 16 | 19 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] |
6[SUP]th[/SUP] | Adam RIPPON | USA | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 7 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 15 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] |
7[SUP]th[/SUP] | Shoma UNO | JPN | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 4 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 12 | 16 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] |
8[SUP]th[/SUP] | Max AARON | USA | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 14 | 22 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] |
9[SUP]th[/SUP] | Michal BREZINA | CZE | 11th | 11 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] | 20 | 31 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] |
10[SUP]th[/SUP] | Grant HOCHSTEIN | USA | 16th | 16 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] | 18 | 34 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] |
2) AWARDING ORDINALS ACCORDING TO PLACEMENT IN SP (worth ⅓) & FP (worth ⅔):
COP | (⅓) | (⅓) | (⅔) | (⅔) | Ttl. | Ord | ||
Pl. | Name | Country | SP | Ord | FP | Ord | Ord | Pl. |
1[SUP]st[/SUP] | Javier FERNANDEZ | ESP | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 2 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 2 | 4 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] |
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | Yuzuru HANYU | JPN | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 1 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 4 | 5 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] |
3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | Boyang JIN | CHN | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 5 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 6 | 11 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] |
4[SUP]th[/SUP] | Mikhail KOLYADA | RUS | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 6 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 10 | 16 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] |
5[SUP]th[/SUP] | Patrick CHAN | CAN | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 3 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 16 | 19 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] |
6[SUP]th[/SUP] | Adam RIPPON | USA | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 7 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 15 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] |
7[SUP]th[/SUP] | Shoma UNO | JPN | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 4 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 12 | 16 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] |
8[SUP]th[/SUP] | Max AARON | USA | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 14 | 22 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] |
9[SUP]th[/SUP] | Michal BREZINA | CZE | 11th | 11 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] | 20 | 31 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] |
10[SUP]th[/SUP] | Grant HOCHSTEIN | USA | 16th | 16 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] | 18 | 34 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] |
3) CALCULATING TOTAL COMPETITION ORDINALS:
COP | (⅓) | (⅔) | Ttl. | Ord | ||||
Pl. | Name | Country | SP | Ord | FP | Ord | Ord | Pl. |
1[SUP]st[/SUP] | Javier FERNANDEZ | ESP | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 2 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 2 | 4 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] |
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | Yuzuru HANYU | JPN | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 1 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 4 | 5 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] |
3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | Boyang JIN | CHN | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 5 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 6 | 11 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] |
4[SUP]th[/SUP] | Mikhail KOLYADA | RUS | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 6 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 10 | 16 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] |
5[SUP]th[/SUP] | Patrick CHAN | CAN | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 3 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 16 | 19 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] |
6[SUP]th[/SUP] | Adam RIPPON | USA | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 7 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 15 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] |
7[SUP]th[/SUP] | Shoma UNO | JPN | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 4 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 12 | 16 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] |
8[SUP]th[/SUP] | Max AARON | USA | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 14 | 22 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] |
9[SUP]th[/SUP] | Michal BREZINA | CZE | 11th | 11 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] | 20 | 31 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] |
10[SUP]th[/SUP] | Grant HOCHSTEIN | USA | 16th | 16 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] | 18 | 34 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] |
4) AWARDING OVERALL 'ORD' PLACEMENT (ACCORDING TO TOTAL ORDINALS):
COP | (⅓) | (⅔) | Ttl. | Ord | ||||
Pl. | Name | Country | SP | Ord | FP | Ord | Ord | Pl. |
1[SUP]st[/SUP] | Javier FERNANDEZ | ESP | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 2 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 2 | 4 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] |
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | Yuzuru HANYU | JPN | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 1 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 4 | 5 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] |
3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | Boyang JIN | CHN | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 5 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 6 | 11 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] |
4[SUP]th[/SUP] | Mikhail KOLYADA | RUS | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 6 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 10 | 16 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] |
5[SUP]th[/SUP] | Patrick CHAN | CAN | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 3 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 16 | 19 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] |
6[SUP]th[/SUP] | Adam RIPPON | USA | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 7 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 15 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] |
7[SUP]th[/SUP] | Shoma UNO | JPN | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 4 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 12 | 16 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] |
8[SUP]th[/SUP] | Max AARON | USA | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 14 | 22 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] |
9[SUP]th[/SUP] | Michal BREZINA | CZE | 11th | 11 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] | 20 | 31 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] |
10[SUP]th[/SUP] | Grant HOCHSTEIN | USA | 16th | 16 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] | 18 | 34 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] |
5) COMPARING THE OVERALL 'COP' PLACEMENT ~V.S.~ 'ORD' PLACEMENT:
COP | (⅓) | (⅔) | Ttl. | Ord | ||||
Pl. | Name | Country | SP | Ord | FP | Ord | Ord | Pl. |
1[SUP]st[/SUP] | Javier FERNANDEZ | ESP | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 2 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 2 | 4 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] |
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | Yuzuru HANYU | JPN | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 1 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 4 | 5 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] |
3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | Boyang JIN | CHN | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 5 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 6 | 11 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] |
4[SUP]th[/SUP] | Mikhail KOLYADA | RUS | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 6 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 10 | 16 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] |
5[SUP]th[/SUP] | Patrick CHAN | CAN | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 3 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 16 | 19 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] |
6[SUP]th[/SUP] | Adam RIPPON | USA | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 7 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 15 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] |
7[SUP]th[/SUP] | Shoma UNO | JPN | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 4 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 12 | 16 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] |
8[SUP]th[/SUP] | Max AARON | USA | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 14 | 22 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] |
9[SUP]th[/SUP] | Michal BREZINA | CZE | 11th | 11 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] | 20 | 31 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] |
10[SUP]th[/SUP] | Grant HOCHSTEIN | USA | 16th | 16 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] | 18 | 34 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] |
6) COMPARING THE 'COP' vs. 'ORD' TOP-10 (Both listed in order of 1st-10th):
COP | (⅓) | Ttl. | Ord | ||
Pl. | Name | SP | Ord | Pl. | Name |
1[SUP]st[/SUP] | Javier FERNANDEZ | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 4 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | Javier FERNANDEZ |
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | Yuzuru HANYU | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 5 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | Yuzuru HANYU |
3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | Boyang JIN | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 11 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | Boyang JIN |
4[SUP]th[/SUP] | Mikhail KOLYADA | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 16 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | Adam RIPPON |
5[SUP]th[/SUP] | Patrick CHAN | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 19 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | Mikhail KOLYADA |
6[SUP]th[/SUP] | Adam RIPPON | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 15 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | Shoma UNO |
7[SUP]th[/SUP] | Shoma UNO | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 16 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | Patrick CHAN |
8[SUP]th[/SUP] | Max AARON | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 22 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | Max AARON |
9[SUP]th[/SUP] | Michal BREZINA | 11th | 31 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] | Michal BREZINA |
10[SUP]th[/SUP] | Grant HOCHSTEIN | 16th | 34 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] | Grant HOCHSTEIN |
Answers:
Would we have had the same gold, silver and bronze medalists?
- YES
- NO
- YES (based on a 4th place finish by Adam, and an 8th place finish by Max)
7) THE COMPLETE DATA TABLE (NO HIDDEN DATA)
COP | (⅓) | (⅔) | Ttl. | Ord | ||||
Pl. | Name | Country | SP | Ord | FP | Ord | Ord | Pl. |
1[SUP]st[/SUP] | Javier FERNANDEZ | ESP | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 2 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 2 | 4 | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] |
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | Yuzuru HANYU | JPN | 1[SUP]st[/SUP] | 1 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] | 4 | 5 | 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] |
3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | Boyang JIN | CHN | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 5 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 6 | 11 | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] |
4[SUP]th[/SUP] | Mikhail KOLYADA | RUS | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 6 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] | 10 | 16 | 5[SUP]th[/SUP] |
5[SUP]th[/SUP] | Patrick CHAN | CAN | 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] | 3 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 16 | 19 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] |
6[SUP]th[/SUP] | Adam RIPPON | USA | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 7 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 15 | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] |
7[SUP]th[/SUP] | Shoma UNO | JPN | 4[SUP]th[/SUP] | 4 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] | 12 | 16 | 6[SUP]th[/SUP] |
8[SUP]th[/SUP] | Max AARON | USA | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] | 8 | 7[SUP]th[/SUP] | 14 | 22 | 8[SUP]th[/SUP] |
9[SUP]th[/SUP] | Michal BREZINA | CZE | 11th | 11 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] | 20 | 31 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] |
10[SUP]th[/SUP] | Grant HOCHSTEIN | USA | 16th | 16 | 9[SUP]th[/SUP] | 18 | 34 | 10[SUP]th[/SUP] |
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