The Russians' short program was definitely better than the Canadians' and I think their long program was, indeed, more difficult than Canadians'. Or did it just look more difficult? In any event, IMHO, the pairs were very close, and a 5-4 vote either way would be acceptable result.
As others have mentioned, the Canadians will get huge contracts and we'll be seeing them for years, while the Russians will go home and fade into oblivion. Really a pity. Yelena is astonishingly beautiful and talented and has overcome so much...If I had young children, I'd point out to them that she deserves to celebrate her victory and the Canadian girl is a rotten loser, a very bad sport. To call winning a Silver medal at the Olympics "losing," is beyond tacky.
Are you nuts? And where did the Canadian girl, Jamie, EVER say that winning the silver is "losing". I'd like to see that. From the interviews I've seen, the Canadians have been dissapointed, yes, but always dignified and classy about the scandal. She never said that to my knowledge.