"In exchange, he arranged for the Russian judge to vote for the
French ice dancing team of Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat of
France. They did win."
They carefully omitt the fact that the Russian judge didn't vote for
them!
Monika,
The FD judging happened *after* it was known by the public that LeGougne had stated that her vote for B/S in their freeskate was part of a deal wherein the Russian judge would vote for A/P in their freeskate. For that reason all eyes were on the Russian judge, Alla Shekhoustsova. If she had voted for A/P, it would have made LeGougne`s first story look all the more true. BTW, Shekhoustsova is Piseev`s wife.
Cheers,
Arthur