Mysteries of figure skating. The spread of Plushenko's ratings at the Games in Sochi

Mysteries of figure skating. The spread of Plushenko's ratings at the Games in Sochi

Carefully studying the rentals and protocols of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, I found many oddities, and today we will talk about one of them. This evaluation of Evgeny Plushenko for the components in the team tournament. In general, the estimates are not bad, but if you look specifically at the protocol, then attracts attention to some of their fantastic variance.

As a rule, estimates for components have several features: firstly, they do not differ much from each other; secondly, the judges' scores do not differ much from each other (usually a difference of 1 point, rarely 1.5, extremely rarely - 2). The spread of Evgeni Plushenko's ratings in the team tournament, especially in such a component as "bundles, linking work with a horse, movement", in the short program reached almost 5 points (4.75), in an arbitrary - 2.75-3 points.

Video of the short program:

Short program protocol:

Pay attention to what puts the second referee for ligaments: 4.5 points !!! Quite unflattering opinion about the skating of the Olympic champion. There is also an estimate of 6.5 points from the 6th referee. There is, let's say, the "middle link", evaluating Plushenko in the limits of 7 - 7,5. Well, and there is clearly a Russian-speaking team of arbitrators, there are basically 9 - 9.25. One estimate is 8.5.

Of course, it happens that the opinions of one referee vary from judge to judge, but I have never met such a strong divide ever in my life. Also noteworthy is the difference in the evaluation of Eugene in other components: the very same second judge for possession of the horse put 6.75, but the others rated him well, and sometimes almost divine 9.75 points. Patrick Chan and Yuzuru Khan rest. There is a dispersion, although smaller, in other components, but here it is clearly seen how one or another arbiter is aligned with Plushenko.

Now pay attention to the PP


Free program video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeMoig-AJzk

Free program protocol:

Here the spread is a bit less ad hoc, but still large. Three judges put for ties 6.25 - 6.5. At the same time, the referees at the third and ninth positions estimate them very highly: 9.25 - 9. For skating skills, the variance is 1.5 points, for the choreography is 1.75.

It is interesting that Eugene won an arbitrary program, ahead of the Canadian Kevin Reyolds by 0.4 points, but losing in the technique of 8.5 points. So, what was that? How can I explain this? Logically, we show 4 options:

1) Plushenko really rolled so badly (4,5 - 6,5), as he was put by some referees, but the status of the legend and the home walls were pulled to high places.

2) Low and medium ratings - the requests of enemies or ill-wishers. Plushenko skated, as he put individual judges (9 - 9.75).

3) The truth is somewhere in the middle. There were those who overstated, there were those who understated. Real scores are 7.5 - 8.25.

4) Well, it's just that he is such an inconsistent skater and causes different feelings and opinions among the judges.

And to respected readers, I have two questions: have you ever seen such a strong scatter of component estimates (in any form, at any time HCC) somewhere, and also how do you explain such a dispersion in Plushenko? If you are inclined to one of my options, then write.