Two skaters busted their ass falling and still got higher scores than a guy who didn’t fall at all, nonsense!
This seems crazy to me too. The deduction needs to be high enough for falling that this doesn't happen. Can you imagine a gymnast winning after falling all over the place, because she was trying harder elements than everyone else? Ridiculous.
As a buddy of mine put it, doesn't matter how hard a dunk you're trying in the NBA slam dunk contest, if you miss the dunk your ass is OUT.