 In 2004, after the judging controversy during the 2002 Winter Olympics, the ISU adopted the New Judging System (NJS), or Code of Points, which became mandatory at all international competitions in 2006, including the 2006 Winter Olympics.Under the ISU Judging System, the base value of each element performed by the skater is identified by the Technical Panel.The purpose of this panel is to identify all of the elements performed by the skater in real time as they happen.