Compulsory dances count 20 percent of the total, original dance 30 percent, and free dance 50 percent. Cinquanta wants the ISU's congress in June to make the free dance worth a higher percentage of the total score, to increase the chance that the final night will provide some real drama. He admits there is a lack of suspense in the event the way it is. Two-time Olympic champions Pasha Grishuk and Evgeny Platov have won 22 straight competitions. Worse, they tend to take the lead in the first two rounds, and early rankings for the other contestants often don't change, either.
Ice dance is harder to judge.
When there is a mistake in figure skating, a skater falls or lands on two feet. It is more evident for the audience and the judge. C'est La Vie Cinquanta also said he had mixed emotions when Surya Bonaly of France did a one-footed back flip in her free skate. The move has been illegal since 1977. The 10 percent was all that Surya, a five-time European champion, has done for figure skating.