Pairs Figure Skating Aftermath

[Clark W. Griswold Jr]

I thought it was a great decision to award a second gold, but did the IOC kick over a giant can of worms? I think this will cause more problems then they bargained for.

http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/news/ap/20020221/ap-judgingscandal.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/news/ap/20020221/ap-jimlitke.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/news/reuters/20020221/reu-speed_skatingkoreaconference.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/short_track_skating/news/ap/20020221/ap-ohno-threatssho.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/news/ap/20020221/ap-russianthreats.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/news/reuters/20020220/reu-figure_skating.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/news/reuters/20020221/reu-russiastatement.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/freestyle_skiing/news/ap/20020219/ap-russiancomplaintfre.html

IMHO, Awarding David and Jamie the gold will probably go down as a "quick fix" that caused more serious long term problems for the IOC.

 

[The Blunt Edge]

I agree. I thought (still do) at the time that that was the worst thing that could have happened for figure skating. I'm happy those two got their medals, but it is a quick fix, and because of that, nothing good regarding judging will ever come of the controversy because the media spotlight is no longer there.

 

[Angel]

Originally posted by The Blunt Edge:
...I'm happy those two got their medals, but it is a quick fix, and because of that, nothing good regarding judging will ever come of the controversy because the media spotlight is no longer there.

Agreed.

 

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

The sport has been marred by controversy since, ewll, the 70s. It's really ridiculous. It was a quick fix: Canadians get gold, media stops complaining, Canadians are happy, Americans are happy, etc..

What they really should do is clean up the sport big time. New rules, new judging system. But it won't happen as long as Ottavio Cinquanta is president. He's up for re-election in the spring. Let's see if he can buy himself enough votes to keep himself in power...

 

[anitram]

Originally posted by The_Sweetest_Thing:
But it won't happen as long as Ottavio Cinquanta is president. He's up for re-election in the spring. Let's see if he can buy himself enough votes to keep himself in power...

He's a speed skater anyways. Even though he knows about the cheating, I don't think he really 'gets it.' I mean, he participated in a sport where you race against the clock, and he's probably a bit confused and lost. At least he sounds confused and lost. And stupid.