here's how they are scored:
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Andie (aka Andie)
Feb 15 '10, 10:00
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Skiers are judged by a panel of seven judges awarding a maximum score of 30 points. Deductions are made for errors or falls.
Five judges award points for turns (50 percent of score or 15 points). The judges independently evaluate the competitors� turns based on the use of the fall line, absorption and utilization of the bumps in turning, carving action, body position, pole plants, control and aggressiveness. The high and low scores are discarded and the remaining three scores added together.
Two judges independently score the two upright jumps or �air� (25 percent of score of 7.5 points). Air is evaluated on: form, spontaneity, height, distance and landing, and multiplied by the degree of difficulty of the maneuver. The two air scores are then averaged and added to the turn points.
The remaining 25 percent of the score of 7.5 points is awarded for speed and calculated using a formula based on a pace time. The distance in slope is measured, from the start to the finish, and then this distance is divided by a predetermined speed measurement.
For women, the calculated speed is 6.9 meters per second, and for men, it is 8.7 meters per second. These pace times are equal to 75 percent of the maximum time points.
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