Ottfried Kraemer

Mario Rodríquez

@bigrabbit694186 · Jan 12, 2026 12:06 pm

CMV: Sports should never be decided by subjective Judges

Most sports are relatively objective. In soccer, the team with the most goals wins, same in hockey, basketball, etc.. The fastest runner wins the marathon, the most accurate shooter wins bow&arrow. You get the idea. Yes, there might still be refs that make wrong decisions along the way that influence the outcome, but the general score doesn’t depend on a panel of judges.
However, one thing that irks me are sports that get decided by judges. Here are a few examples:
1.) Ski Jumping: Besides general length of the jump, they get points based on how "nice" the jump looked. Yes, there is a panel and yes they delete the highest and lowest rating, but ultimately a good component of the overall score is based on the subjective score of these judges. It can happen that someone jumped further but ultimately looses to someone who jumped shorter.
2.) Figure skating: Yes, overall there are certain elements are more objective, but again, the final score comes down to subjective opinions.
You get the idea, but there are many more examples, like diving, boxing, some disciplines of snowboarding, surfing, etc.
We already have a name for these things, they are called art. There is nothing wrong with