American Olympic medalist speaks out against judges amid controversy in figure skating competition

A judging controversy erupts at the Winter Olympics after a French judge is accused of giving a boosted score to the home country in the ice dance final, potentially costing Team USA gold.

U.S. Olympic medal gymnast MyKayla Skinner spoke out against the judges who denied Madison Chock and Evan Bates gold in ice dance at the Winter Games this week. 

Chock and Bates finished second to French rivals Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron after a controversial score by a French judge on the final routine.

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Mykayla Skinner of Team United States poses with the silver medal following the Women's Vault Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on Aug. 1, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.  (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Skinner, a former athlete whose accolades were also determined by judges, said she is "sick" in the aftermath of the decision.

"I’m sick of athletes not getting what they worked so hard for and judges cheating," Skinner told Fox News Digital.

Skinner is not alone.

Former U.S. champion gymnast Jennifer Sey also condemned the scoring that vaulted Beaudry and Cizeron over Chock and Bates, suggesting judges must be subject to more accountability.

"There has been corruption in Olympic level judged sports forever. In gymnastics, boxing and figure skating. There needs to be more careful selection of judges to vet for susceptibility to corruption, and more transparency in how scores are derived. Beyond that, corrupt judges need to be punished with hefty fines to discourage this cheating in the future," Sey said.

Jennifer Sey founded XX-XY Athletics in March 2024. (Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images)

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