Competitive figure skaters are judged by panels of up to nine judges, who use a numerical scale with the highest mark being 6  To arrive at a total score, all judges' marks are summed  Competitive divers are judged by panels of five or seven judges using a scale with 10 as the highest mark  Before all judges' marks are summed to a final score, however, the highest and lowest marks are discarded in order to eliminate the possibility of bias either in favor of or against a particular diver
Competitive figure skating should adopt the approach taken in diving because it is a fairer system
Currently, there is a greater possibility of bias in the scoring process for competitive figure skating than in that for diving.