We scrutinize and compare, from the perspective of modern theory of social choice, two rules that have been used to rank competitors in Figure Skating for the past decades. The first rule has been in use at least from 1982 until 1998, when it was replaced by a new one. We also compare these two...

Some researchers have addressed the problem of aggregating individual preferences or rankings by seeking a ranking that is closest to the individual rankings. Their methods differ according to the notion of distance that they use. The best known method of this sort is due to Kemeny. The first...