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That's more or less how it's currently done. Each routine has a starting value. That value represents the best score you can get if everything is perfect. Being perfect is more than just doing the moves. It includes things like how straight your body is, how tightly you are tucked, how pointed your toes are, etc. There are a lot of details that cannot be seen by casual observers and even well educated fans watching from a distance.

Scoring is the only way to determine the best performance in things like diving and gymnastics. There are disadvantages though. Your place in line can also greatly affect your score. Because scores are given after each routine, they need to be sure that someone else with the same routine going after you needs to be able to get a better score if they do a better job. It puts more pressure on the early people and lets the last person know exactly what they need to win. Instead of assigning scores after each routine, I'd rather they waited till everyone is done. After all routines are done, the judges convene and decide the scores.

I also have a problem with how the panel can be influenced by nationalities. There is fairness in that the highest and lowest scores are thrown out and wide differences need to be negotiated and defended. Overall, I think it would be better if there was only one score which was agreed upon by all judges rather than a canadian, american, russian, french, etc. individually giving scores that are averaged.

Currently video review is not allowed. I think it should be included.

Although these ideas could make the judging more fair, it would also eliminate the instant gratification of knowing who wins right away. OTOH, it would increase the drama because you don't know what the placements are before the last two routines are performed.