Figure skating ... you're keeping track of this summer's action, yes? You're not just spending all your time tracking the Red Sox and their futile pursuit of the Yankees, or "the boys of winter" selected in the NBA draft, or waiting to get a copy of the 206-page Kobe transcript Michelle Goodbee forgot to copy you on, are you? If so, you may have missed the news that the 50th International Skating Union (ISU) Congress which was held about 2 weeks ago in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, has accepted the ISU new judging system, which marks the end of the 6.0 scoring system at ISU events. It awards points for a technical score combined with points awarded for five additional components - skating skills, transitions, performance/execution, choreography and interpretation. These components have their own sub-components. For example, skating skills include - overall skating quality, multi-directional skating, speed and power, cleanness and sureness of edges, glide and flow, depth and quality of edges, balance in ability of partner. Read more ...

Scoring was also among the items discussed at the second annual U.S. Figure Skating Athlete Summit which took place 19 June in Chicago.

And, speaking of getting scored on, in related news, Tonya Harding takes a beating while chasing her dream.