Scientific study shows that local surfers do not gain an advantage in tournaments
But it is true that when there is a judge from the competing country on the panel and a local competitor is competing, there is a bias towards giving higher scores; 21.000 waves scored over five years were analyzed.
Silvana didn't like the grade they gave her and neither did Daniella.
And she posted it on social media: “These judges won’t stop me!” said the Brazilian
Editorial: Some pointless discussions about the trial
What Medina says is far from what Kelly says about exactly the same series; what is left then for mere mortals?
Medina and Toledo ridicule themselves with requests such as the one for the pool
They lose and ask for better judging, they lose and ask for pools; that was not the excellence that led them to win five world titles.
Spanish Championship suspended due to strike by judges and competitors
“It was like the straw that broke the camel's back. We all decided in the open and other categories that it was not the way to do things,” one of the competitors told DUKE.
“We are trying to understand what the judges really want from us”
Tatiana Weston Webb on judging; says for her it won her Margaret River series against Tyler Wright
Nat Young accuses the WSL of lying
“From what I concluded, they missed the wave and that’s how it was determined to be a 4,03. I never agreed that it was a five or a six,” the Californian wrote.
Medina added fuel to the fire in the controversy over Nat Young's 4,03
“I share your feelings,” wrote the three-time world champion, who added: “It is interesting to read all the comments from current and former athletes.”
The most incredible 4,03 in history
Which they called “the worst judged wave in history” or “the best 4,03 in history” and for which the WSL ended, in a historic way, admitting its error
There was no controversy, but it was controversial
How did Rio Waida's 7,6 not make it into the excellent scale?
A few thoughts on the Medina versus Houshmand series
A first look at the events of the year so far in the CT
Medina: “This is the worst trial I have ever seen in my life”
“I’ve been through several situations of being judged, but I think this is the worst,” she said, adding: “It’s something we have to talk about, we pretend it’s not happening and it is happening.”
Brazilian Luli Pereira is the new director and head of judges of the WSL
The position has changed its profile as he will now be head of all WSL tours and competitions.
It seems that the judges listened to the Brazilian protest
And a clear comparison, on video, that supports what is said
Erik Logan: “No person or group is above the integrity of sport”
The WSL CEO responded strongly to the Brazilian attack, calling them “a small number of athletes” and that their behavior “is not acceptable and constitutes a breach of league policies.”
Gabriel's letter, the judging in the pool and what Jordy thinks about Brazilian surfing
How far surfers (including professionals) are from reaching a consensus on what good surfing is
Analysis shows consistency in Olympic judging and "weakens" Medina's position
Folha de Sao Paulo reviewed all the scores of all the series judged in Tokyo
The International Surfing Association presents a new interactive judging course in Spanish
Chilean expert Alejandro “Jano” Sánchez proposes a new opportunity to enter the world of surf judging virtually
“Australian judges on average tend to give higher scores to Australian surfers”
Cornell student analyzed the scores of the judges in the CT during 2018 and that was one of his findings although he details that it may happen that all the judges in that country may tend to give more points to all surfers
