Her technical marks ranged from 5.5 (the Italian judge) to 5.9.

But her technical marks ranged from 5.7 to 5.8, meaning the judges had left room at the top.

Her grasp on her short program was unsteady, as two technical marks of 5.0 indicated.

The judges responded by handing him technical marks as low as 4.2.

Under the new system, technical marks are awarded individually for each skating element.

The result was technical marks ranging from 4.9 to 5.6.

But the Nextstep operating system gets high technical marks.

The judges saw this, as six of the nine judges awarded the Canadian pair higher technical marks.

Plushenko's technical marks were below his standard, ranging from 5.6 to 5.9.

The triple flip is more difficult and could increase Kwan's technical marks if she lands it.