[mewzilla]

They didn't. They were making snide comments from the night this whole mess started. The one in particular I recall was along the lines of something to the effect that the Canadians ought to be good since they've been skating the same routine for three years. Aaaargh. I'm glad they went home. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

And BTW, I'm not so sure that they didn't know that the medal was theirs from the get-go. It would certainly explain their sloppy performance in their long program.

[codebreaker]

Someone referred to the same catty comment at the beginning of the thread.

Something like..'If we had been skating the same program for 3 years, then we would have had zero mistakes also'.

As I am a heterosexual male, I was not watching pairs figure skating that night and had to catch up on the controversy.

[1rudeboy]

They were making snide comments from the night this whole mess started.

Oh, really. What would happen to you if the press kept shoving microphones in your face and English was your second language? The female half of the Russian pair could barely speak English at all. How can you be sure that you understand what she meant?

I watched them get interviewed in the NBC studio. The male half basically said, "Hey, we're just skaters, we did not pressure the judge, this mess is not our fault, and this controversy has ruined our Olympic experience because we cannot go anywhere without being assaulted by reporters seeking a comment." What did NBC report later? That the Russians were disgruntled and unhappy.

[Amore]

For anyone who hasn't already missed it, tonight's Entertainment Tonight opens with a brief bit about Sarah Hughes, shows her meeting Peggy Fleming and unveiling her Wheaties Box. Her hair also looks a bit trimmer (nicer, I think). Codebreaker, for the men, at the 12 minute mark they show a stuntman for Third Watch getting really clobbered!, although luckily he actually turned out to not be hurt too badly