Social factors in judges' rankings of competitors in figure skating championships
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ABSTRACT:
An examination, based on principles of symbolic interaction, of several regional and national figure skating championship meets shows a definite tendency for judges to bring their rankings of competing figure skaters in final events closer to the panel of judges' overall ratings after they have seen the posted results of earlier events. Seen in this light, posted ratings can be added to the list of nonperformance factors which have been found to influence judges' ratings of competitive athletes. Judges on the same panel, in turn, may be engaged in a quiet competition of their own to see whose rankings most clearly reflect the choice of the panel as a whole. Investigates whether or not judges of competitive figure skating respond to group influences, consequently producing evaluations which are not entirely based on performance factors. Examines the outcomes of several national and regional competitions. Findings confirm the hypothesis that agreement among judges increases after they have seen the results of their individual and collective judgements of an earlier event. Argues that social factors influence judges to bring their ratings into line with group standards and norms.
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