The Judge Survey

• This week, we had elite and NCAA judges complete an anonymous survey, and they did NOT hold back. We discuss:
  • Parents offering sexual favors to get their children higher scores
  • Judges getting bribed to adjust scores
  • The deep generational tension permeating NCAA women's judging
  • The politics of changing scores to stay in range with the rest of the panel
• Judging: Not for the faint of heart. Stories about thrown projectiles, threats of bodily harm, and the very real danger presented by passionate grandparents
• Judges offer up what needs to change in judging, including deep racial bias from other judges and the impossibility of judging accurately in NCAA
• The judges sound off on what they get most unfairly criticized for
• The biggest misconceptions about gymnastics judging—like the importance of lineup order and the alleged subjectivity of judging
• Plus, the hero child who punched the beam, a spate of judge food poisoning, and an important lesson about why you don't go to the bathroom to complain about the judges

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