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Skating's system overhaul leaves us spinning

By Bonnie DeSimone
Special to ESPN.com

Sunday, October 23, 2005

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The 6.0 system is dead. Long live the old, flawed, overly subjective, ripe-for-abuse, yet comfortingly familiar judging and scoring system in figure skating. In honor of this passing, I present the Six Most Obvious Differences between the new and old scoring methods. This pre-Olympic service is not meant to be a comprehensive guide. Breaking down all the criteria would make my math anxiety kick in, and besides, detailed explanations are already available at the U.S. Figur ...

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