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How figure skating scoring rewards risk over artistry
- Published_at:2018-02-13
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Vox
- tags: Pyeongchang Olympics winter olympics figure skating ice skating Vox.com vox explain explainer mirai nagasu triple axel first triple axel 2018 olympics 2018 winter olympics olympic skating olympic figure skating mirai nagasu interview tara lipinski professional ice skaters professional figure skaters women ice skating women figure skating female figure skating skating scores explainer how is ice skating scored
- description: The new figure skating scoring system is complicated and controversial. Here's how it works. This is our second Skate Week video! Watch the rest here: http://bit.ly/2HaDyyP Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman to land a triple axel in an Olympic event, just the third woman ever to accomplish this feat. She failed to cleanly land the same jump at the 2018 US Figure Skating Championship, in San Jose California, but she still received 6.07 points for the jump, almost two points more than her teammate's perfect double axel, which received 4.09 points. Figure skating score is complicated, and the new scoring system has changed how competitors skate. But how does it work? Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H
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