FIG - International Gymnastics Federation
Toward greater justice in sport
FIG introduces Reference Judges Group
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, September 20, 2010: In May 2010, the FIG Council approved the introduction of Reference Judges as proposed by the Executive Committee. The decision strongly supported FIG President Prof. Bruno Grandi’s commitment to eradicate injustice and dishonesty from judging. This year, Reference Judges will, for the first time, be an official working unit of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Moscow (RUS), September 19 – 26, 2010.
Four judges, selected by the FIG Presidential Commission, will constitute the two judging panels, bringing to eight the total number of judges responsible for the evaluation of Execution and Artistic. The average of the scores issued by the Reference Judges will be compared with that submitted by the usual panel of judges in Execution and / or Artistic. In the event that the two scores differ too widely from what is authorised by the rules, the two scores will be averaged to calculate the final Execution / Artistic scores of the gymnast.
By creating a separate judges’ group completely independent of the traditional judges’ panel, the Federation hopes to correct any major mistakes in judging. The positive results of tests achieved in 2009 and in the spring of 2010 were the impetus behind this decision.
From now on, Reference Judges will be progressively introduced into other disciplines on the FIG programme.
Toward greater justice in sport
FIG introduces Reference Judges Group
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, September 20, 2010: In May 2010, the FIG Council approved the introduction of Reference Judges as proposed by the Executive Committee. The decision strongly supported FIG President Prof. Bruno Grandi’s commitment to eradicate injustice and dishonesty from judging. This year, Reference Judges will, for the first time, be an official working unit of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Moscow (RUS), September 19 – 26, 2010.
Four judges, selected by the FIG Presidential Commission, will constitute the two judging panels, bringing to eight the total number of judges responsible for the evaluation of Execution and Artistic. The average of the scores issued by the Reference Judges will be compared with that submitted by the usual panel of judges in Execution and / or Artistic. In the event that the two scores differ too widely from what is authorised by the rules, the two scores will be averaged to calculate the final Execution / Artistic scores of the gymnast.
By creating a separate judges’ group completely independent of the traditional judges’ panel, the Federation hopes to correct any major mistakes in judging. The positive results of tests achieved in 2009 and in the spring of 2010 were the impetus behind this decision.
From now on, Reference Judges will be progressively introduced into other disciplines on the FIG programme.
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