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ISU Series - Final Point Standings

• State of the ISU - Comments by Cécile Daniker Rusch

• Cost Savings at ISU Events - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• Fewer Is Not Better - Judges that is!  How has the decrease in panel size affected competition results?

• A Few Thoughts on 2009 Worlds - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• 2009 Worlds Banners, Revised Policy - Staples sees the light!

• 2009 Worlds Banners and Cameras - Policies fans need to know before they show up at Worlds.  Updated 2 March.

• 2009 U.S. International Team Assignments

• Bold Considerations for an Aberrant System - Commentary by Philippe Pelissier

• A Glimpse of Hope? - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• Finnstep - Frothy, Fabulous Fun or a Frustrating, Financial Flop?

• Trophee Eric Bompard - Commentary by Sonia Bianchetti

• Art Not Math - Commentary by Monica Friedlander

• Kiss and Cry Drama is Dead - Commentary by Monica Friedlander

• Fun With Numbers - Ladies Event - Numerology from 2007 U.S. Nationals

• Fun With Numbers - Men's Event - Numerology from 2007 U.S. Nationals

• Scoring Mystery Resolved? - Comments on 2007 U.S. Nationals

• Rounding, Ties and Tie Breakers - How the ISU rounding method skews IJS results

• So, Who Won the Men's Event? - Comments on 2007 U.S. Nationals

• Scoring Drift in IJS Events

• Compulsories Not Going Out Declares ISU Council Member Courtney Jones

• The Lost Edge - A commentary by Cécile DÄNIKER RÜSCH

• Is this Sport Sustainable? - A commentary by Jack Curtis

• New Blood - A commentary by Cécile DÄNIKER RÜSCH

• Let the Deal Making Begin

• Japan's Finest Thrive in New Jersey

• Rippon Ripe for Debut Championship Season

• Coaches Propose Changes to IJS - Text of proposals submitted to the ISU in 2008 by a group of international coaches.

• The Impact of IJS in Club Competition

• Janet Lynn's Address at 2008 Governing Council

• Poaching Skaters

• 2008 Congress Urgent Proposal - Dance

• 2008 Congress Proposal - Jump Combinations - Proposals to change the evaluation of jump combinations.

• 2008 Congress Proposal - Rule 353 - Does the math for this proposal add up?

• A Question - Sonia Bianchetti comments on ISU rule 353

• Lights and Shadows at the Scandinavium - 2008 Worlds commentary from Sonia Bianchetti.

• Why Isn't Figure Skating Funny - An essay by Jack Curtis.

• Werner Groebli - April 21, 1915 - April 14, 2008

• Cecilia Colledge - December 28, 1920 - April 12, 2008

• Barishnikov vs. Frankenstein - An essay by Jack Curtis.

• What Else? The Endless List of Flaws in the IJS - Sonia Bianchetti discusses the state of IJS in light of the recent U.S. Nationals.

• Change of Edge Spins - Cécile DÄNIKER RÜSCH comments on the concept of change of edge spins in modern skating. 

• The Oddity of the Odds - An essay by Jack Curtis.

• Christopher Bowman, March 30, 1967 - January 10, 2008

• World without Sky

• A Tragic Comedy

• A Response to Sonia Bianchetti Garbato’s Open Letter to Ottavio Cinquanta from Sally Stapleford

• An Open Letter From Sonia Bianchetti to Ottavio Cinquanta

• Better How?

• Ideas for Change

• Music: The Magic of Figure Skating

• How Many Judges Does it Take to Screw in a Light Bulb?

• No Passion lived at the Palavela: The 2006 Olympic Games in Torino

• What is left of the art of Figure Skating?

• How Many Clowns Can You Fit in a Volkswagen?

• The Ice is Very Slippery

• New Judging System Debuts in U.S. Domestic Competition

• Book Review --  On Edge: Backroom Dealing, Cocktail Scheming, Triple Axels, and How Top Skaters Get Screwed.

• Jon Jackson Press Release -- Dec. 2005

• New Dance Partnerships for 2005

• Ron Pfenning Runs for USFSA President -- The Sky is Falling!

• WSF Founders Lose ISU Eligibility

• Ron Pfenning Runs for USFSA President

• A Geek's Eye View of the European Ladies Championship

• The Presentation Marks -- What is the ISU Thinking?

• 2004 Skate America Afterthoughts

• More Exploiting the New Judging System

• Exploiting the New Judging System

• An Interview with Sonia Bianchetti

• Olympic Gymnastics, A Cautionary Tale for Figure Skating

• Early North American Champions

• Video Replay Debuts at U.S. Competition

• Cracked Ice Excerpt

• Book Review: "Cracked Ice"

• Cracked Ice

• Southern California Club Prepares for ISU Junior Grand Prix

• Jon Jackson and Ron Pfenning Exonerated

• 2004 Worlds Preview Part 2, Pairs and Dance

• 2004 Worlds Preview Part 1, Ladies and Men

• Next Please!

• International Style of Skating in the U.S.

• Dancing on Ice

• Atlanta Aftermath

• Next Stop U.S. Nationals

• Objectivity in CoP. Not!

• Plushenko at the Grand Prix Final

• Instant Replay for the Masses

• Urban Legends - Skating First is a Disadvantage

• The Underrated Spin

• Fires Threaten Ice Castle Training Center (California wildfires, October/November 2003)

• Book Review: Forever Two as One

• Book Review: Artistry on Ice

• International Athlete's Commission Formed

• A Reader Writes  

• Japan Skating Federation Protests Actions of 2002 ISU Congress

• USFSA Press Release Regarding ISU Judging Systems

• More of Everyone Out of the Pool

• A Reader Asks

• Everyone Out of the Pool!

• It's the Accountability, Stupid!

• Ethics and Accountability in Judging

• Biomechanics - Bones

• Biomechanics - Lifts

• Biomechanics - Muscles

• Biomechanics - Joints

• Biomechanics - Jumping

• Biomechanics - Spinning

• Buying Used Boots

• Boot and Blade Basics

• Coplanar Boots and Blades

• Compulsory Dance - Will it Survive the 20th Century?    (Jan 00)

• The Grand Prix Final The New ISU Tinker-Toy    (Jan 00)

• Eligible and Ineligible Skating    (Aug 98)

• Lipinski Joins the Circus    (May 98)

• Skating in America             (Book Review)

• A Visit to the 1997 World Tour    (Jul 97)

• Vlandis & Guzman          (1996 Junior Pair Champions)

• USFSA vs. Coaches - Part 1    (Feb 96)

• USFSA vs. Coaches - Part 2    (May 96)

• Professional Competition: Sport or Spectacle?    (Jan 96)

• Deductions

  • Dance

  • Pairs

  • Precision Team

  • Singles

• ISU

  • ISU Council Actions - April 3, 2000

  • 1998 ISU Congress - Actions - Part 1     (Aug 98)

  • 1998 ISU Congress - Actions - Part 2     (Sep 98)

  • 1998 ISU Congress - Actions - Part 3     (Sep 98)

  • ISU Urgent Proposals for Revision of Ice Dance Event    (May 98)

  • ISU Response to Olympic Judging Contoversy    (Mar 98)

  • ISU Council Meeting - June 1997    (Jun 97)

  • ISU Considering Using Instant Replay in Short Programs    (May 97)

  • ISU Considering Changes to Scoring System    (May 97)

  • Junior Series to be Initiated     (Apr 97)

  • 1996 ISU Congress - Preview     (May 96)

  • 1996 ISU Congress - Actions - Part 1     (Jun 96)

  • 1996 ISU Congress - Actions - Part 2     (Jul 96)

  • ISU Considering Regional Qualifying Competitions for Worlds     (Apr 96)

• Program Requirements

  • Dance Event Format for 1999/00 (Feb 00)

  • OD Requirements for 1997/98 - The Jive (Jan 98)

  • OD Requirements for 1996/97 - The Tango    (Jan 97)

  • Well Balanced Program - Singles    (Feb 96)

  • Well Balanced Program - Pairs    (Feb 96)

• Scoring Systems

  • New Downgrade Rule to Go Into Effect

  • Absolute Marking of Program Component Scores

  • Adapting New Judging System for Club Use

  • Judging the Judges in CoP

  • Analysis of Grand Prix Marks

  • Numerology for Ladies Free Skating

  • The Effects of Bias on Single Trimmed Means

  • Judging Quality at 2004 U.S. Nationals

  • Judging the Judges at U.S. Nationals.

  • Round Off Error in New Judging System

  • CoP Ver. 3.0

  • Modern Era 6.0 Scoring System Q and A

  • ME6 and CoP Compared

  • CoP Revisited

  • Revised 6.0 System Submitted for ISU Congress

  • Evolution of the 6.0 Judging System

  • ISU Judging Reform

  • A Test is a Test is a Test.  Or is it?

  • A Reader Writes

  • Role of the Spotter in the Proposed ISU Judging System

  • The Application of Technology to the Judging Process - Part 4

  • The Application of Technology to the Judging Process - Part 3

  • The Application of Technology to the Judging Process - Part 2

  • The Application of Technology to the Judging Process - Part 1

  • Statistical Limitation to Absolute Point Models

  • The Case for the ISU Scoring System

  • More Random Thoughts on Random Marks

  • ISU Judging Proposals

  • National Bias in Judging - 1998/99 season

  • National Bias in Judging - 1997/98 season    (Sep 98)

  • Method for determining the Number of Worlds Entries    (Mar 98)

  • Statistical Analysis of Judges' Marks    (Aug 97)

  • Statistical Analysis of Scoring Methods    (Jun 97)

  • OBO    (Apr 97)

  • Ordinal Method - Part 1    (Feb 96)

  • Ordinal Method - Part 2    (Apr 96)

• USFSA

  • A Top Level Look at 2005 Governing Council

  • Chuck Foster in the Hot Seat - Correction

  • Chuck Foster in the Hot Seat

  • 2003 Governing Council

  • 2000 Governing Council

  • 1998 Governing Council    (Jun 98)

  • 1997 Governing Council - Preview    (May 97)

  • 1997 Governing Council - Actions    (May 97)

  • 1997 Governing Council - Athlete Representation    (May 97)

  • 1996 Governing Council - Actions    (Jun 96)

  • 1996 Governing Council - Long Range Planning    (May 96)

  • 1996 Governing Council - International Committee    (Jul 96)

  • 1996 Governing Council - Misc    (Jul 96)

Rankings were abandoned after the 1997/98 season when the number of competitions a skater appeared in each season was too small to derive meaningful rankings.

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