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It would be really hard to fix figure skating now with the new judging system. (Which was put into place after the Sale/Pelltier fiasco). It's super complicated. Now - there are more judges than scores that count - so the highest and lowest scores are removed. Additionally, skaters start with a score based on their routine and then deductions are taken based on how they perform it (objectively which is completed by one judge using video replay). For example, a one hand touch out of a jump is a specific deduction. Or lowering a triple to a double is a specific deduction. Very, very little of the score is left to subjective means now. The technical score is sent to the rest of the judges and they award a score on a -3 to +3 score on each technical element based on how well they performed the element. Then there is a bit more on performance, etc.

That being said, it's always possible for some sort of fixing to happen in a judged sport, but it would be difficult and very easy to identify if one judges score was way off. The article speaks to a few results and questions them - but they don't mention that Moir and Virtur have not been perennial gold skaters. The last four years have been up and down (though always in the medals). It's not like recently they all of a sudden started coming in second and the America's showed out of no where.