Pairs judging under scrutiny

MSNBC ^ | 2/12/2002

[harpo11]

"American champions Kyoko Ina and John Zimmerman finished fifth in a performance Ina called "the best rush I have ever felt in my career."

I believe that Ina and Zimmerman's beautiful, athletic, invigoratingly enthusiastic performance was absolutely the best. Moreover, their gracious attitude shines brightly in the aftermath of the judges rating who should have awarded the American couple at least the silver medal.

[P-Marlowe]

Pelletier claimed: "We have lost because of the French judge."

Perhaps now these stupid French Canadians will realize that the French hate them as much as they hate people from the US. They are all Americans, even if they speak "french." It would be nice if this started a trend for the Quebecians to turn from their love of everything "french" and develop an identity of their own.

Everything French sucks. Their culture sucks, they stink, their women are ugly and their mothers dress them funny.

[Utah Girl]

Yes, the men were brilliant this evening. Yagudin was astounding, I feel bad for Plushenko for falling on the quad though. Timothy Goebel was simply amazing, and I loved the look on his face after he finished his short program. And Todd Eldredge, sigh. I also loved seeing Elvis Stojko skating again. Just a fun night for skating...

[Revel]

Hey what about this Fench Gal from The Legend Of 1900:

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[A CA Guy]

HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CONFESSIONS OR ACTUAL PROOF YET ABOUT THIS FROM THE FRENCH JUDGE OR OTHERS?

I UNDERSTAND THE CHINESE JUDGE SKIPPED TOWN AND THE FRENCH ONE MIGHT HAVE SPILLED THE BEANS.

ANYTHING KNOWN ABOUT AN ACTUAL CONFESSION?

[Revel]

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[Utah Girl]

Nope, and from what Scott Hamilton said last night, nothing can really be proven until the ice dancing on Friday and Sunday. Ice dancing in the 1998 Nagano Olympics was definitely fixed and rigged, and the ISU was told back then to clean up its act. The pairs problem at this competition is much more obvious. Hamilton showed last night, side by side, the mistakes the Russians made technically, and how the Canadians were clean. It became glaringly obvious that the fix was in watching them side by side. Mark my words, nothing will be done though, because nothing has been done since 1998.