Olympic Figue skating.

[Mariboulg]

All I can say is that even before the Olympics Canadians were convinced of winning the gold. Well, I still support the Russian team.

Bon, the Russian link does not work.

[Bon]

Hello Mari

I only hope that in contest Sluzkaya vs Kwan the winner will be really the best of them.

Bon, the Russian link does not work.
try this link http://lenta.ru/sport/2002/02/18/scandal/

[Mariboulg]

Yes, I hope there wont be any false judgements and things like this happening in the women’s figure skating.

Thanks for the link, it just I think too late, as I think all this did not give the opportunity for Russians to enjoy their gold medal.

[ILay]

by the way

Today the French Judge gave an interview to the French newspaper 'l'Equipe'.

She said she really was under pressure during the last two years (!!!)

« Je ne voulais pas m'exprimer tout de suite, mais je me sens tellement salie. Je n'ai plus rien a perdre », a-t-elle declare en preambule, avant d'affirmer que depuis « les Championnats du monde a Nice en 2000, des membres de l'ISU influencent les juges en faveur du couple canadien Sale-Pelletier »
« Mme Sally-Ann Stapleford, presidente de la commission technique de l'artistique, (...) qui possede la double nationalite anglo-canadienne, m'a assaillie, en me reprochant d'avoir vote pour les Russes. (...) C'est elle qui m'a suggere que j'avais pu subir des pressions de la part de la Federation fran#aise et de son president, Didier Gailhaguet. Me sentant menacee moralement et physiquement, je n'ai pas dementi ses propos sur l'instant. »
Le lendemain, « durant la reunion des juges, M. Pfenning (le juge-arbitre) a lu une lettre, qu'il nous a distribuee puis reprise, nous traitant de juges malhonnetes. Je me suis sentie visee. J'ai eclate en sanglots devant cette injustice et sous la pression generale. »
« On m'a demande si j'avais accuse Didier Gailhaguet ; oui, je l'ai fait mais je n'etais alors pas dans un etat normal. (...) Ensuite, Ottavio Cinquanta m'a demande si j'avais reellement considere que les Russes avaient ete meilleurs. Oui, je pense qu'ils l'etaient. Et je n'ai jamais passe aucun deal avec un officiel ou un juge russe. »

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[Relict]

Originally posted by ILay
by the way

Today the French Judge gave an interview to the French newspaper 'l'Equipe'.

She said she really was under pressure during the last two years (!!!)

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under presure of Canadian skating union....and ISU

[alraccafe]

Hi everybody!! I'm new here so go easy on me. I have to say that the Olympics this year were supposed to have a really important meaning because of what happened September the 11th. It was supposed to mark the first major international gathering between the nations of this world and now it has turned into the second cold war. This time between Canada and Russia. Be it the comments made by Wayne Gretzky or the whole figure skating fiasco, Canada and Russia have once again been divided. I watched the pairs final on Monday and honestly I don't know who should have won because both teams were good. Artistry is really important in figure skating but if it was the only important thing then ballet would have been considered to be an Olympic sport to. I feel bad for all the athletes involved and yes I am Canadian but the thing is Canada didn't start it, the American media did. I'm a fan of both the Canadian pairs team and the Russian team. Both of them had great performances on Monday. Who should have won? Who knows. Canada is not Russia's enemy and even though you may hate us the truth is we don't hate you. Lots of Canadians feel that B/S had a great performance and deserved to win. Lots of Russians felt that the Canadian team should have won. I thought they both should have won and I guess I got what I wanted. Anyway lets make peace not war during a time in which the world is already divided by war.

[Nebraska_USA]

Originally posted by Bon
...artistry and elegance will be banished from figure skating.

It can't happen soon enough. "Artistry and elegance," is a wholly subjective area which has been used as a bludgeon to keep incredible athletes, Midori Ito, for example, down, and elevate skaters of lesser abilities to the top of the podium. Artistic scores are permeated with politics and have nothing to do with artistry and everything to do with nationalist homerism.

Higher, faster, stronger. What's not to understand?