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MillimeterCustomized FOR-A System Used During Winter Games' Ice Skating Competition
Mar 1, 2002 12:00 PM
Making its first Olympics appearance, FOR-A's customized "Instant Replay" system found itself in the midst of the heated Winter Games' figure-skating judging controversy. FOR-A designed the Instant Replay system, which uses 12 FOR-A LDR-110 digital disc recorders to capture a skater's performance for fast and easy review.
"Using Instant Replay, the judges can quickly locate a portion of the skating program they'd like to see again," explained Andrew Alexander, Vice President of FOR-A Canada. "It's extremely easy to use and offers instantaneous access. While this is the first time the system has been used in the Olympics, it has performed flawlessly for the International Skating Union (ISU) for three years now. The system was designed and selected by the ISU as a new tool for their judges." Research and development took place over two years with considerable operational input from the skating community.
The custom system, based on FOR-A's LDR-110 digital disc recorder, uses programmable AMX video touch panels. As the skaters perform their routines, a system operator marks the in and out points of the skater's required elements ("death spiral," "triple jump," etc.) in his/her routine. All skating judges have their own touch panels and can then review the segments by pressing buttons with the name of the element. The Instant Replay system also interfaces with computer scoring systems. The ISU uses the Instant Replay system at its four major events: the World Championships, the Junior World Championships, the European Championships, and the Four Continents event.
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