Hi :-)

Yes, I agree with you that it doesn't prove the deal didn't exist, but I think the article gives unfull information - anyone who read that and  hadn't followed Olys in detail who'd have thought the Russian judge did vote for them.

Also when the author calls the pairs result the biggest scandal in Olympic history he is being rather untruthful - taking into account that so many people find arguments (technical and rulebook arguments!) for B&S winning, I don't think you can call it that.

It's basically very poor journalism :-( I don't like articles, which are only there to say "there's a scandal, there's a scandal!".

Here's another longer article (also falling into the same category unfortunately):

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2002/07/31/skating_arrest_ap/

And an article, which I haven't read (not registered with nytimes):

Monika

juncox@... wrote:

In a message dated 7/31/02 5:20:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rozoweskarpetki@... writes:

"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

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