I'm by no means a figure skating expert, but I was watching it tonight and they mentioned that the scoring system is different than it was in the past. Every skater/pair is judged on their own merit, and other skater's performance has no bearing on their scores. You only see two subtotal scores, compared to the scores out of 7 from each judge that we saw at previous olympics.Just to elaborate/clarify this...This scoring system (replacing the 6.0) has been in place since before the 2006 Olympics, and was a result of the 2002 Pairs controversy. Each jump/spin/footwork sequence has a point value, and the skaters are awarded points based on how well they perform it, to make up the Technical Elements Score. There's also a Program Components Score, which replaces the old Artistic mark. That's where the judges can still get away with a lot of their cheating. There were some definite sketchy moments during the short program, such as one of the Canadian teams being held up, but all in all, things worked out how they should.